Trying to make a template of a monitoring script. The script has to do these things: -Check a value every minute. The value can be anything: the size of a file; an entry in a database; the ...

Many bash scripts start out as something quick and dirty but then become so useful that they live for years, indeed sometimes seeing more use than our traditional programs. Now that you can even ru… ...

Setting out a script in a good format makes it easier for an actor - and anyone else - to read. However, what matters most is that what you do is laid out clearly and is easy to read. • Each new ...