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Shell scripting advantages and disadvantages
Shell scripting advantages and disadvantages
Advantages:
To automate the frequently performed operations
To run sequence of commands as a single command
Easy to use
Portable (It can be executed in any Unix-like operating systems without any modifications)
Disadvantages:
Slow execution speed compared to any programming languages
A new process launched for almost every shell command executed
source: http://linuxshellscripting.blogspot.com/2011/02/shell-scripting-advantages-and.html
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