Tag Archives: bash

Bash is the GNU Project’s shell – the Bourne Again SHell. This is an sh-compatible shell that incorporates useful features from the Korn shell (ksh) and the C shell (csh). It offers functional improvements over sh for both programming and interactive use. In addition, most sh scripts can be run by Bash without modification.

FreeBSD: Home NAS, part 11 – extended monitoring with additional exporters
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10 February 2026

In the previous post FreeBSD: Home NAS, part 10 – monitoring with VictoriaMetrics and Grafana, we configured VictoriaMetrics, node_exporter, Grafana and created a basic dashboard and basic alerts. Now, I want to add a bit more monitoring – to see process CPU/RAM data, SMART information, and ZFS details. Everything written here has been added to… Read More »

BASH: using functions, with examples
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15 January 2023

This a translation of a post from 2013 with some edits, but still relevant for learning BASH. In fact, a function in bash is a regular variable, but with more features. The main use is when the same code needs to be used several times and/or in different related scripts. Declaring and calling a function The… Read More »

BASH: using loops – for, while, until, with examples
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15 January 2023

This a translation of a post from 2013 with some edits, but still relevant for learning BASH. Brief description of the difference in the Bash loop types: for– will perform an action as long as there are objects to perform (for example, reading a stream from a stdin, file, or function); while– will perform an… Read More »

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