On Thu, 2005-08-11 at 12:24 +0200, Dotan Cohen wrote: > While this is not specific to Fedora, I see the need to learn to give > instructions to my computer. I know a little php, and want to know > what language is similar enough that a non-techie like myself can get > things going. My specific goal right now is to create a program that > manipulatres the IPTC data in photos. I have already written most of > it in php, but I think that starting up apache and a browser just to > rename some IPTC fields is a little overkill. > > Would bash be enough for this? I think that I would prefer a 'real' > programming language, something that I may be able to do more with in > the future. I don't want to do anything unusual, such as run php from > the command line, because I want to develop skills that will help me > on the vast majority of machines out there, not just my specific > setup. > Get it running with bash first. The consistency with the shell makes it easier (at least for moi) to structure. Bash is far more powerful than many people realize. Thereafter, migrate the script to python (IMO). -- Tired of spam? Do YOUR part: http://www.BoulderPledge.org Our DNSRBL - Eliminate Spam: http://www.TQMcube.com/spam_trap.htm RBLDNSD HowTo: http://www.TQMcube.com/rbldnsd.htm Multi-RBL Check: http://www.TQMcube.com/rblcheck.htm