---
title: "Praise for the first edition of *Wicked Cool Shell Scripts*"
id: "2992"
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slug: "wickedcoolshellscripts"
published_at: "2026-07-17T08:43:09+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-07-17T14:10:25+00:00"
url: "https://preppers-paradise.com/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/"
markdown_url: "https://preppers-paradise.com/library/wickedcoolshellscripts.md"
excerpt: "A practical collection of ready-to-run shell scripts for Linux, macOS, and UNIX systems. Aimed at intermediate users (with a crash course for beginners), it covers system administration, web utilities, cloud-related tasks, and everyday command-line productivity enhancements."
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  - "Programming & Development"
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  - "bash"
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  - "linux"
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  - "shell scripting"
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---

# Praise for the first edition of *Wicked Cool Shell Scripts*

"Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, 2nd Edition" is a practical guide offering 101 ready-to-run shell scripts for Linux, macOS, and UNIX systems. Aimed at intermediate to experienced users, with a crash course for beginners, it covers a wide array of topics including system administration, web utilities, cloud integration, and general scripting, making it a valuable resource for enhancing productivity and understanding the command line.

This page is free — overview and chapter list only.
Full book: $2.99 USDC · Per chapter: $0.25 USDC
[Buy / open complete book](/library/complete/wickedcoolshellscripts/) · [Complete book Markdown](/library/complete/wickedcoolshellscripts.md)

## Chapters

1. [What To Take Away](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/01-what-to-take-away/) (Free teaser)
1. [Organization Of This Book](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/02-organization-of-this-book/) ($0.25)
1. [What Is A Shell Script Anyway](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/03-what-is-a-shell-script-anyway/) ($0.25)
1. [Configuring Your Login Script](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/04-configuring-your-login-script/) ($0.25)
1. [Lets Get Cracking](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/05-lets-get-cracking/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/06-hacking-the-script/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 2](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/07-hacking-the-script-2/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 3](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/08-hacking-the-script-3/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 4](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/09-hacking-the-script-4/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 5](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/10-hacking-the-script-5/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 6](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/11-hacking-the-script-6/) ($0.25)
1. [The Results](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/12-the-results/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 7](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/13-hacking-the-script-7/) ($0.25)
1. [Running The Script](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/14-running-the-script/) ($0.25)
1. [14 Formatting Long Lines](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/15-14-formatting-long-lines/) ($0.25)
1. [15 Backing Up Files As Theyre Removed](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/16-15-backing-up-files-as-theyre-removed/) ($0.25)
1. [16 Working With The Removed File Archive](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/17-16-working-with-the-removed-file-archive/) ($0.25)
1. [17 Logging File Removals](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/18-17-logging-file-removals/) ($0.25)
1. [18 Displaying The Contents Of Directories](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/19-18-displaying-the-contents-of-directories/) ($0.25)
1. [19 Locating Files By Filename](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/20-19-locating-files-by-filename/) ($0.25)
1. [21 Displaying Time In Different Time Zones](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/21-21-displaying-time-in-different-time-zones/) ($0.25)
1. [22 A Reminder Utility](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/22-22-a-reminder-utility/) ($0.25)
1. [24 Converting Temperatures](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/23-24-converting-temperatures/) ($0.25)
1. [25 Calculating Loan Payments](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/24-25-calculating-loan-payments/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 8](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/25-hacking-the-script-8/) ($0.25)
1. [The Results 2](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/26-the-results-2/) ($0.25)
1. [The Results 3](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/27-the-results-3/) ($0.25)
1. [How It Works](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/28-how-it-works/) ($0.25)
1. [The Results 4](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/29-the-results-4/) ($0.25)
1. [The Results 5](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/30-the-results-5/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 9](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/31-hacking-the-script-9/) ($0.25)
1. [40 Adding Users To The System](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/32-40-adding-users-to-the-system/) ($0.25)
1. [41 Suspending A User Account](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/33-41-suspending-a-user-account/) ($0.25)
1. [42 Deleting A User Account](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/34-42-deleting-a-user-account/) ($0.25)
1. [43 Validating The User Environment](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/35-43-validating-the-user-environment/) ($0.25)
1. [45 Tracking Set User Id Applications](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/36-45-tracking-set-user-id-applications/) ($0.25)
1. [46 Setting The System Date](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/37-46-setting-the-system-date/) ($0.25)
1. [47 Killing Processes By Name](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/38-47-killing-processes-by-name/) ($0.25)
1. [48 Validating User Crontab Entries](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/39-48-validating-user-crontab-entries/) ($0.25)
1. [49 Ensuring That System Cron Jobs Are Run](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/40-49-ensuring-that-system-cron-jobs-are-run/) ($0.25)
1. [50 Rotating Log Files](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/41-50-rotating-log-files/) ($0.25)
1. [51 Managing Backups](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/42-51-managing-backups/) ($0.25)
1. [The Results 6](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/43-the-results-6/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 10](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/44-hacking-the-script-10/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/45-the-code/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 2](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/46-the-code-2/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 11](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/47-hacking-the-script-11/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 3](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/48-the-code-3/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 12](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/49-hacking-the-script-12/) ($0.25)
1. [The Results 7](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/50-the-results-7/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 4](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/51-the-code-4/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 13](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/52-hacking-the-script-13/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 5](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/53-the-code-5/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 14](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/54-hacking-the-script-14/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 6](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/55-the-code-6/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 15](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/56-hacking-the-script-15/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 7](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/57-the-code-7/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 8](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/58-the-code-8/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 9](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/59-the-code-9/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 10](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/60-the-code-10/) ($0.25)
1. [F Ixing Os X Line Endings](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/61-f-ixing-os-x-line-endings/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 16](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/62-hacking-the-script-16/) ($0.25)
1. [How It Works 2](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/63-how-it-works-2/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 11](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/64-the-code-11/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 12](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/65-the-code-12/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 13](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/66-the-code-13/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 14](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/67-the-code-14/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 15](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/68-the-code-15/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 17](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/69-hacking-the-script-17/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 16](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/70-the-code-16/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 17](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/71-the-code-17/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 18](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/72-the-code-18/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 19](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/73-the-code-19/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 20](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/74-the-code-20/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 21](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/75-the-code-21/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 22](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/76-the-code-22/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 23](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/77-the-code-23/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 24](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/78-the-code-24/) ($0.25)
1. [The Code 25](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/79-the-code-25/) ($0.25)
1. [Hacking The Script 18](/library/wickedcoolshellscripts/80-hacking-the-script-18/) ($0.25)