Book on Bash

[Christopher Browne]

On 3/27/06, Neil Watson <tlug-neil-8agRmHhQ+n2CxnSzwYWP7Q at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I'm looking for a good book on BASH.  Titles on my short list:
>
> Learning the Bash shell, ISBN: 0596009658
> From Bash to Z Shell: Conquering the Command Line, ISBN: 1590593766
> Linux Shell Scripting with Bash, SBN: 0672326426
>
> Can anyone offer reviews or other recommendations?

I have the latter two...

"From Bash to Z Shell" is really particularly good if you're
interested in zsh.  It's the only book on the market with decent zsh
coverage.

If what you're after is Bash, Ken Burtch's book is pretty good.  It's
a bit weak on the "wild globbing" (which is what zsh is really famed
for), but decently motivates usage of Bash for scripting a variety of
kinds of activities.  That's the Bash reference I keep handy...

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