linux shell programming question

[Ben Pfaff]

"Don Chorman" <damedged@home.com> writes:

> Since I don't know how to write scripts and such, I am thinking
> about buying a book on shell programming.
> 
> If I can't find a book on Linux shell programming, would it be
> a good idea to get a book on the Unix shell? Is a big
> difference between the two?

Get a book on POSIX shell programming.  bash, ash, and most UNIX
shells are all implementations of the POSIX shell standard.  
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