3.1.4 Shell scripting

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• 0058 Safe bash script template with set ‑euo pipefail and trap A starting point for bash scripts that stops on errors, rejects unset variables, cleans up temp files on exit and parses options.… Intermediate · Reference · Linux, macOS Script Shell scripting 15 Oct 2026
• 0059 Incremental snapshot backups with rsync A bash script that copies a folder into dated snapshots with rsync, hard-links unchanged files to the previous snapshot to save space,… Advanced · How-to · Linux, macOS Script Backups & syncing · Shell scripting 15 Oct 2026
• 0061 Fix: Address already in use (free a busy port) Your server cannot start because another process already listens on its port. This script shows which process holds the port and stops… Intermediate · Fix · Linux, macOS Script Processes & ports · Shell scripting 15 Oct 2026
• 0108 List all Proxmox VE guests with status and locks (pvesh + jq) A Bash script that lists every VM and container in the cluster with node, status, lock, memory and uptime, using the Proxmox… Intermediate · Reference · Linux Script Shell scripting · VMs & containers 15 Oct 2026
• 0109 A vzdump wrapper script with checks, retention and a log file A Bash wrapper around vzdump that checks the target storage first, backs up chosen guests or all guests with zstd and keep-last… Intermediate · How-to · Linux Script Backup & restore · Shell scripting 15 Oct 2026