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System and Application Automation Languages

Scripting languages used to automate the work of an operating system or of the programs running on it. AppleScript lets a user control Mac applications automatically, VBScript is a scripting language for Microsoft Windows that was long popular with system administrators, and PowerShell is a shell and scripting language from Microsoft for task automation and configuration management. PowerShell provides a command-line interpreter for interactive use and a script interpreter for automation.

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Programming Language Database (PLDB): Lua - PLDB
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designed primarily for embedded systems and clients
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Programming Language Database (PLDB): Tcl - PLDB
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Tcl casts everything into the mold of a command
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Programming Language Database (PLDB): AWK - PLDB
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AWK is a programming language designed for text processing
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Programming Language Database (PLDB): REXX - PLDB
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interpreted programming language developed at IBM by Mike Cowlishaw
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Starlark (Wikipedia)
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Squirrel (programming language) (Wikipedia)
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AppleScript, Wikipedia
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AppleScript is a scripting language created by Apple Inc. that facilitates automated control of Mac applications.
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VBScript, Wikipedia
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VBScript (Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition) is a deprecated programming language for scripting on Microsoft Windows using Component Object Model (COM), based on classic Visual Basic and Active Scripting.
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Wikipedia: PowerShell
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PowerShell is a shell program developed by Microsoft for task automation and configuration management.
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