According to IDC, over 170,000 new servers were shipped in the first quarter of 2003. That also means that there were potentially more than 170,000 people like you charged with administering these systems without the proper knowledge or training to do so. Linux Shell Scripting with Bash will help you learn to not only get your system up and running quickly by employing the Bash shell, but it will also show you professional scripting solutions through the use of structured programming and standard Linux development tools. The book focuses on the Linux environment, which the shell relies on to function, and the robust Linux tool set, making this book ideal for learning shell scripting. Real-world scripts are included that are readable, extendable and easy to debug. This book is an asset to any Linux user.

根据IDC的数据，2003年第一季度有超过170,000台新服务器被运出。这也意味着可能有超过17万人像你一样负责管理这些系统，但却没有适当的知识或培训来进行管理。Linux Shell Scripting with Bash将帮助你学会不仅通过采用Bash shell使你的系统快速启动和运行，而且还将通过使用结构化编程和标准的Linux开发工具向你展示专业的脚本解决方案。本书重点介绍了shell赖以运行的Linux环境，以及强大的Linux工具集，使本书成为学习shell脚本的理想选择。书中包含的真实世界的脚本是可读的，可扩展的，易于调试的。本书对任何Linux用户来说都是一笔财富。