Mastering Bash Shell Scripting

Automate your daily tasks [Updated for 2021]

By: Coding Gears | Train Your Brain

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eText | 27 January 2021 | Edition Number 1

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Discover how to write and use bash shell scripts to supercharge your productivity

Key Features

Get to grips with the features of a bash shell
Learn the best practices for running, scheduling, and debugging shell scripts
Get ready to write flawless scripts to automate repetitive tasks

Book Description

Do you want to learn bash shell scripting for automating repetitive tasks, running multiple commands simultaneously, and customizing administrative tasks? This video course will help you to achieve the above goals by making you a master in bash shell scripting.

The course starts with the basics of bash shell scripting, explaining the use of variables, functions, and operators. Next, you'll customize the shell environment and understand the role of flow control statements in shell scripting. Moving along, you'll explore the techniques of file processing and learn how to parse command-line arguments. Next, you'll learn how to run, schedule, and debug scripts. Towards the end, you'll get a quick tour of Linux commands and standard I/O concepts, and get an overview of projects that you'll be working on to encapsulate your learning.

By the end of this course, you'll gain a solid understanding of bash shell scripting and develop the skills needed to automate your daily computing tasks.

The code files and all related files are placed on GitHub at https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Mastering-Bash-Shell-Scripting-Automate-your-daily-tasks

What you will learn

Understand the special variables of bash shell in-depth
Uncover techniques to use conditions and loops effectively
Use shell scripting to read files and process them line-by-line
Write loops directly in the command-line for disposable scripts
Become familiar with bash brace expansion
Find out how to process command-line arguments swiftly

Who this book is for

If you are a DevOps engineer, DevOps architect, or a data science student who works with the Linux system and is interested in learning bash shell scripting, this course is for you. A basic understanding of the Linux command-line and commands is needed to get started with this course.