Book recommendations (slightly OT)

[Brandon Gooch]

On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Mark Moellering <mark at msen.com> wrote:
> I want to automate some tasks, creating directories, file editing, etc.  I
> was going to pick up a book on shell scripting but wanted to ask the list
> if;
> A) I am barking up the wrong tree and should use something else.
> B) If I am headed in the right direction, what is the best book / resource
> to use?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mark Moellering

You should check this out, from our friends at Apple:

http://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/OpenSource/Conceptual/ShellScripting/

I haven't gone through it, but I've perused it, and it looks like a
good place to start learning.

-Brandon