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Bash Scripting: Functions 2

Bash Scripting: Functions 2 Hi all. For this post I decided to share a scripting practice I’ve started using, utilising functions to help make the whole thing easier to read! Looking back This blog builds on my previous Bash Scripting series, including the

Using arrays in bash

Working with one of our enterprise clients recently I needed to use an array in a bash script. This was because we wanted to read a load of separate values from AD and then perform a different task on the

Bash Scripting: Functions

This month I’ve decided to make a return to my Bash Scripting series. I’ve recently discovered and made use of a new item in scripting bash, called “functions”. So… what are functions? Say you’ve written a script in bash. You

Bash Scripting: Proxy Examples

Hi all. Welcome back to the final part of the network configuration series. In this blog I will try to provide an example script to configure all the options and to explain each line. The end goal The first thing

Bash Scripting: Proxy Exceptions

Hi all. Welcome back to part 3 of the network configuration series. In this blog I will advise how to apply some proxy exceptions to your network locations Last time… In the first blog, we created a new network location

Bash Scripting: Proxies

Hi all. Welcome back to part 2 of the network configuration series. In this blog I will advise how to apply some proxy settings to your network locations Catching up In last month’s bash scripting blog, we created a new

Bash Scripting: Proxies

Hi all. Welcome back to part 2 of the network configuration series. In this blog I will advise how to apply some proxy settings to your network locations Catching up In last month’s bash scripting blog, we created a new

Bash Scripting: Network Locations

Hi all. Welcome back to my (hopefully) popular Bash scripting series! In this batch I plan to go through some items which I learnt for a recent education project: modifying network locations via the command line, modifying proxy settings via

Script Trigger in Mac OS X – podcast

Welcome Hello and welcome to this technical podcast from Amsys. My name is David Acland and I’ll be taking you through triggering scripts in Mac OS X. One of my roles here is to develop technical solutions for our customers.

A Hidden Gem – airport command-line tool

Following on from Darren’s series of blogs on bash I thought I would add a hidden gem. The command line airport tool allows you to scan for Wi-Fi networks and sniff a Wi-Fi interface amongst others. The tool is buried