The script command not only makes a record of what commands you run but also allows you to save the output generated so that you can examine it later or easily turn your command sequences into scripts ...

When I decided to give PHP a closer look, I wondered if PHP was a browser-only technology or if it could be used for command line scripting. It turns out that one can write operating system level ...

Microsoft has always taken it on the chin when it comes to command-line power. After all, Windows' strength is supposed to be its graphical user interface, not a bunch of cryptic command-line tools.

The main advantage of a command-line interface is that it provides a simple, accurate, keyboard-based method for interacting with all types of computer programs. Graphical user interfaces, such as ...

PowerShell can save you a lot of time on Windows admin tasks, but to use it effectively you need to understand how it works. Here’s a crash course in Windows PowerShell scripting basics to get you ...

BASH is a Unix shell and command language which can run Shell Script files. You do not need to install Ubuntu or any other Linux Distros unless your scripts need the ...

I run a Gentoo server at home (for personal use) and would like to investigate being able to send carefully composed Emails to a dedicated acount that then does things based on the Email. I only have ...

I started watching the dot net show a while back, and I downloaded a few episodes particularly to look at the future of Windows as a platform. There was quite a bit of stuff about the likes of Avalon, ...

However, it renames every file with the same number in front. Any way to have the %random% regenerate itself each time the "ren" command is called? Or is there another way to do this? I would greatly ...