Check if a file is really a file, whether a string contains anything, and whether you can run a program with these vital patterns.

Hi there,<br><br>I have seeing some shell script examples that use (use, not declare!) variables like this:<br><br><pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre">${VAR_1}</pre> <br ...

It used to be one of the joys of writing embedded software was never having to deploy shell scripts. But now with platforms like the Raspberry Pi becoming very common, Linux shell scripts can be a big ...

I’m going to go ahead and admit it: I really have too many tray icons. You know the ones. They sit on your taskbar, perhaps doing something in the background or, at least, giving you fingertip access ...

In my previous post, I showed you how to create a clickable button in Excel. That button displayed a simple message box. Now, I want to show you how to use the button to kick off a PowerShell script.

Back in 2008, I wrote a piece called PowerShell Tips and Tricks, which covered the then-relatively new Windows scripting language and some cool things you could do with it. Although PowerShell has ...

Let's examine the challenges of running Windows-dependent PowerShell scripts from Linux and compares three practical approaches -- dual booting, WinBoat and Windows Server RemoteApp -- to maintaining ...

FFmpeg was designed as a cross-platform solution for video and audio recording, conversion, and streaming. Its About page describes the command-line tool as “the leading multimedia framework, able to ...

This comprehensive guide covers essential PowerShell information, including features, system requirements, and how Microsoft's framework extends to task automation and management. PowerShell was ...