Shell scripts are great, for many reasons, but one of the most tangible benefits is simple: you can stop running the same lengthy, obscure commands again and again. You might have a text file of ...

PowerShell scripts are great because they can be used to do almost anything. One of the limitations to PowerShell scripts, however, is that it isn't always practical to give a script to someone who ...

Wouldn't it be cool if PowerShell could automatically write scripts so that you didn't have to? Believe it or not, it is possible. Of course the old saying that if something sounds too good to be true ...

Jack Wallen shows how you can create a Linux shell script that requires a password without having to save a password within the script. Image: dennizn/Adobe Stock ...

PowerShell has made it dead simple to automate all kinds of things. However, its simplicity can be deceiving. PowerShell takes the complexity out of script writing but unless you're writing a ...

It hurts to see your programs taken apart and their weaknesses exposed, but it will make you a better programmer.

Being able to receive real-time feedback as you work is a huge factor in writing script that won't break. Your script could be the most awesome automation tool on the planet. It could ring all the ...

FFmpeg was designed as a cross-platform solution for video and audio recording, conversion, and streaming. Its About page describes the command-line tool as “the leading multimedia framework, able to ...