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Bash Scripting and Shell Programming

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COURSE
Beginner
Duration: 2 minutes and 26 seconds
Bash Scripting and Shell Programming — Introduction
This brief Lesson provides an introduction to the Bash Scripting and Shell Programming Course, outlining the content and explaining what you can expect to get out of it.
COURSE
Intermediate
Duration: 16 minutes and 38 seconds
Shell Scripting, Succinctly
This Lesson covers the fundamentals of shell scripting.
HANDS-ON LAB
Beginner
Duration: Up to 45 minutes
Practicing Shell Scripting Fundamentals
Apply your knowledge of Linux shell scripting fundamentals and work shell variables, conditional statements, and for loops in this hands-on lab.
COURSE
Intermediate
Duration: 14 minutes and 48 seconds
Using Exit Statuses and Return Codes in Your Scripts
In this Lesson, you will learn how to use exit statuses and return codes in your scripts.
HANDS-ON LAB
Beginner
Duration: Up to 45 minutes
Working with Exit Statuses in Your Shell Scripts
Apply your knowledge of Linux command exit statuses and utilize return codes to enable decision making in your shell scripts in this hands-on lab.
EXAM
Duration: Up to 35 minutes
Knowledge Check: Bash Scripting and Shell Programming (1 of 4)
Knowledge Check: Bash Scripting and Shell Programming (1 of 4)
COURSE
Intermediate
Duration: 12 minutes and 6 seconds
Functions in Scripts
In this Lesson, you'll learn how to create and use functions, and learn about the variables and parameters that apply to functions.
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If you're looking to start writing your own shell scripts, this course is perfect for you. The skills you learn here will allow you to start writing your own scripts to solve real-world problems, and automate repetitive tasks. We'll take a look at the fundamentals of shell scripting, exit statuses and return codes, functions, wildcards, while loops, and much more!

As you move through the course, you'll learn how to create more advanced scripts, as well as learning how to carry out logging and debugging on your shell scripts. All the shell scripts used throughout this course, as well as some additional exercises, can be found here. The Downloads lecture gives an explanation of how these can be used.

Learning Objectives

  • Get started writing shell scripts, and learn why they are important and why you need one in every script you write
  • Create and use variables in your script and learn about testing and decision-making
  • Learn how to accept command line arguments with your script and how to process them
  • Learn how to accept input and write output as well as decision-making structures like if statements
  • Understand the importance of exit statuses and how to use them
  • Create and use functions in scripts
  • Understand how to use wildcards and how they work in conjunction with things like for loops
  • Learn how to simplify complex if statements by using case statements
  • Learn about logging and some easy ways you can implement logging inside your shell scripts
  • Learn some debugging tips as well as some common errors that people make when writing shell scripts and how to avoid them!

Intended Audience

This course is intended for anyone interested in shell scripting or shell programming.

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, some knowledge of the command line would be useful.

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Founder, Linux Training Academy
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Jason is the founder of the Linux Training Academy as well as the author of "Linux for Beginners" and "Command Line Kung Fu." He has over 20 years of professional Linux experience, having worked for industry leaders such as Hewlett-Packard, Xerox, UPS, FireEye, and Amazon.com. Nothing gives him more satisfaction than knowing he has helped thousands of IT professionals level up their careers through his many books and courses.

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