SNsneak·Aug 21, 2023
See also: ppss (parallel processing shell script) https://github.com/louwrentius/PPSS#
In GNU Parallel, where have you been all my life?louwrentius
PPSS
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louwrentius / PPSS
PPSS
Parallel Processing Shell Script
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| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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3 sourcesAt one time, I did learn myself to write shell scripts. I even wrote this 3Kl line monstrosity [0]
However, I would strongly advice to master a proper programming language. I respect the article and the efforts of the author, but I feel that it is the past.
I mastered Python a bit and the ability to just use things like dictionaries, proper parsing libraries and such, instead of kilometers of fragile pipes, it is so much better.
I understand something like Python may feel total overkill, but that 10 line shell script suddenly needs quite a bit of error handling and some other features and before you know it, you wish you started out with python or something similar.
[0]: https://github.com/louwrentius/ppss
In Bash functions are better than I thoughtMany years ago I learned myself Bash by writing this:
https://github.com/louwrentius/PPSS
It's a huge bash script for parallel processing of work. It was great fun and I'm proud of it as I don't see myself as a programmer of any sort.
But gosh since I learned Powershell and Python, I would never ever ever ever ever use Bash for anything substantial.
If you ever feel like you grow 'fond' of Bash or Shell scripting, it's time to seek a doctor. Please learn Python or some equivalent instead.
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Edit: reading the code of this web server project:
Let's be absolutely clear: this is a joke project. DO NOT USE THIS FOR
# ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY ON A PUBLIC FACING SERVER.
In I got tired of PHP and Perl, so I tried bash