Tame the command line jungle
with automation
William Buckingham, president, ThePowerXCchange
Command line tools add incredible functionality to your production environment, but are frequently difficult to script and have no interface. See how these powerful and often no-cost tools can be easily implemented into an automation workflow using dynamic job information.
What you'll learn
- Identify some of the extremely power, no-cost command line tools useful in production workflows
- Learn why command line tools are far more robust in an automation solution than standard applications
- Understand how these tools can be automated with no scripting required using dynamic job information within a workflow solution
- Learn how to use shell scripts to drive command line tools from a workflow solution for additional flexibility
- See command line tools used dynamically in a JavaScript environment
Who can benefit from this session?
- Pre-press, production and workgroup professionals seeking to automate repetitive tasks in their environments
- IT and network professionals seeking options to quickly build powerful solutions using command line tools
- Workflow and automation specialists who would like to understand how to better implement command line options
About William Buckingham
William Buckingham is the President of ThePowerXChange in North America—leading supplier of PDF workflow and automation tools, publishing applications and other productivity utilities. William has worked for more than 30 years helping thousands of companies worldwide achieve greater control and profitability with the implementation of workflow, automation and productivity technologies.
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