The Advanced Bash Scripting Guide is both a reference and a tutorial on shell scripting. This comprehensive book (the equivalent of 900+ print pages) covers almost every aspect of shell scripting. It contains 343 profusely commented illustrative examples, a number of tables, and a cross-linked index/glossary. Not just a shell scripting tutorial, this book also provides an introduction to basic programming techniques, such as sorting and recursion. It is well suited for either individual study or classroom use. It covers Bash, up to and including version 3.2x.License: GNU Free Documentation License (FDL)Changes:
This can be considered a "word games update."Recreational scripts were added, such as an almostfull-featured Perquacky clone script, a scriptthat does the "Petals Around the Rose" puzzle, anda crossword puzzle solver script. There is alsothe usual batch of bugfixes and other newmaterial.

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