Testing for Network Connectivity in a Script
Sometimes a script needs to know if it has network or internet connectivity before it continues, or perhaps its whole…
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Getopt and Getopts
Both "getopt" and getopts are tools to use for processing and validating shell script arguments. They are similar, but not…
Python in Systems Administration: Part I — Better Scripting
One well-honed item in every sys admin's toolbox is a preferred scripting language -- maybe sh, or ksh, or Perl,…
Monitoring File or Directory Changes
Many modern systems provide a way to watch a directory for events (new files, reading the directory, modification of a…
