Eric Wendelin wrote:

I often use shell scripts to automate mundane, repeatable tasks on my computer. Since I’ve found Groovy, though, I have discovered a great way to make writing those scripts easier and more enjoyable. This is especially true if I have anything complex to do, and it saves me a LOT of time.

I couldn’t agree more. Also, I’m quite impressed how easy is to operate on an XML document with Groovy.

Get groovy for better shell scripts