Re: Book recommendations (slightly OT)

2011-07-27 Thread Brandon Gooch
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Mark Moellering wrote: > I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc.  I > was going to pick up a book on shell scripting but wanted to ask the list > if; > A) I am barking up the wrong tree and should use something else. > B) If I am hea

Re: Book recommendations (slightly OT)

2011-07-27 Thread Chad Perrin
In the following, I cut out anything not needed as context for my response. Where I cut something out, you should assume that I agree with what Matthew Seaman wrote, and have nothing in particular to add to it at this time. The only possible exception is the specific list of resources he suggeste

Re: Book recommendations (slightly OT)

2011-07-27 Thread doug
On Tue, 26 Jul 2011, Mark Moellering wrote: I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc. I was going to pick up a book on shell scripting but wanted to ask the list if; A) I am barking up the wrong tree and should use something else. B) If I am headed in the right

Re: Book recommendations (slightly OT)

2011-07-27 Thread C. P. Ghost
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Mark Moellering wrote: > I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc.  I > was going to pick up a book on shell scripting but wanted to ask the list > if; > A) I am barking up the wrong tree and should use something else. > B) If I am hea

Re: Book recommendations (slightly OT)

2011-07-27 Thread Matthew Seaman
On 26/07/2011 20:57, Mark Moellering wrote: > I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc. > I was going to pick up a book on shell scripting but wanted to ask the > list if; > A) I am barking up the wrong tree and should use something else. No -- automating routine tas

Re: Book recommendations (slightly OT)

2011-07-26 Thread Jerome Herman
On 26/07/2011 21:57, Mark Moellering wrote: I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc. I was going to pick up a book on shell scripting but wanted to ask the list if; A) I am barking up the wrong tree and should use something else. B) If I am headed in the right di

Re: Book recommendations (slightly OT)

2011-07-26 Thread matteo filippetto
2011/7/26 Mark Moellering : > I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc.  I > was going to pick up a book on shell scripting but wanted to ask the list > if; > A) I am barking up the wrong tree and should use something else. > B) If I am headed in the right direction, w

Re: Book recommendations (slightly OT)

2011-07-26 Thread Antonio Olivares
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Mark Moellering wrote: > I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc.  I > was going to pick up a book on shell scripting but wanted to ask the list > if; > A) I am barking up the wrong tree and should use something else. > B) If I am hea

Book recommendations (slightly OT)

2011-07-26 Thread Mark Moellering
I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc. I was going to pick up a book on shell scripting but wanted to ask the list if; A) I am barking up the wrong tree and should use something else. B) If I am headed in the right direction, what is the best book / resource to