As we're thinking of and headed for the January Meetup (which is on BASH), I'd like to share some of my resources. Hopefully, you'll be a little familiar with some of the groundwork.

• First off, here's a template script that I created. It offers a format for writing script files that will make them organized, easy to read and update, and debug.
  
• Here's a link to 'Linux Shell Scripting with Bash' by Ken Burtch. It's good; mine is underlined, worn, high-lited, dogeared, and goes to bed with me.
  
• Here's an online resource that is excellent: The Advanced BASH Scripting Guide. There's more info there than you can work through in any single week.
  
• The BASH Cookbook is another excellent resource that's full of simple routines you'll be using immediately.
  

I'm looking forward to an invigorating evening of BASHing at the January Meetup.