Linux Journal Scripting Games?
For those of you who were unhappy that Script Frenzy was not about writing scripts but about writing...well...scripts, here is something to entertain you...The 2010 Scripting Guy Games! Huh? Windows?...
View ArticlePython Scripts as a Replacement for Bash Utility Scripts
For Linux users, the command line is a celebrated part of our entire experience. Unlike other popular operating systems, where the command line is a scary proposition for all but the most experienced...
View ArticleSIGALRM Timers and Stdin Analysis
It's not hard to create functions to ensure that your script doesn't run forever. But what if you want portions to be timed while others can take as long as they need? Not so fast, Dave explains in...
View ArticleWorking with Stdin and Stdout
Previously, I erroneously titled my column as "SIGALRM Timers and Stdin Analysis". It turned out that by the time I'd finished writing it, I had spent a lot of time talking about SIGALRM and how to...
View ArticleCounting Cards: Cribbage
I've spent the past few months reviewing shell scripting basics, so I think it's time to get back into an interesting project. more>>
View ArticleCribbage: Sorting Your Hand
We've been working on writing code for the game Cribbage, and last time, I created the code needed to pick a random subset of six cards out of a "deck" and display them in an attractive format—like...
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