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Portable programs make life much easier for the lazy SysAdmin. Portability is an important consideration because it allows programs to be used on a wide range of operating system and hardware platforms. Using interpretive languages such as bash and Perl that can run on many types of systems can save loads of work.
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Both, D. (2018). Make Programs Portable. In: The Linux Philosophy for SysAdmins. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3730-4_15
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