Shell
The term 'shell' refers to a general class of text-based interactive command interpreters most often associated with the Unix & Linux operating systems. For questions about shell scripting, please use a more specific tag such as 'bash', 'powershell' or 'ksh'. Without a specific tag, a portable (POSIX-compliant) solution should be assumed, though using 'posix' in addition or 'sh' instead is preferable.
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How do I copy a folder from remote to local using scp?
How do I copy a folder from remote to local host using scp? I use ssh to log in my server. Then, I would like
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How to check if a string contains a substring in Bash
I have a string in Bash: string="My string" How can I test if it contains another string? if [ $string ?? &ap
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How to concatenate string variables in Bash
In PHP, strings are concatenated together as follows: $foo = "Hello"; $foo .= " World"; Here, $foo becomes
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How can I check if a directory exists in a Bash shell script?
What command can be used to check if a directory exists or not, within a Bash shell script?
