Efficient Unix System Management through Custom Shell, AWK, and Sed Scripting
Unix, Linux, Shell, AWK, Admin
This article provides an in-depth exploration of how system administrators can harness the power of Shell, AWK, and Sed to streamline and automate essential operational tasks in Unix and Linux environments. These lightweight command-line tools have stood the test of time due to their efficiency, portability, and ability to handle complex data manipulation with minimal overhead. Through a series of practical examples, the article demonstrates how scripting can be used to simplify a wide array of system administration duties ranging from log file monitoring and filtering, user and group management, resource reporting, to scheduled maintenance and backup routines. By focusing on real-world applications, the article goes beyond textbook syntax and showcases how these tools can be meaningfully applied in production environments. It illustrates how Shell scripts can orchestrate tasks, how AWK can be leveraged for dynamic text processing and reporting, and how Sed can perform in-place edits and transformations either as standalone utilities or in combination for more powerful workflows. Additionally, the article emphasizes the importance of writing secure and maintainable scripts by incorporating error handling, proper logging mechanisms, modular functions, and adherence to POSIX standards for portability.
"Efficient Unix System Management through Custom Shell, AWK, and Sed Scripting", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.8, Issue 9, page no.1295-1314, September-2023, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2309187.pdf
Volume 8
Issue 9,
September-2023
Pages : 1295-1314
Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_303838
Published Paper Id: IJSDR2309187
Downloads: 00067
Research Area: Science and Technology
Country: -, -, India
ISSN: 2455-2631 | IMPACT FACTOR: 9.15 Calculated By Google Scholar | ESTD YEAR: 2016
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