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Shell Scripting: Discover How to Automate Command Line Tasks

Learn shell programming for Linux, Unix, & Mac. Learn how to write shell scripts like a pro & solve real-world problems!

Provided by Linux Training Academy / Jason Cannon

Summary

Price
£12 inc VAT
Study method
Online, On Demand What's this?
Duration
4 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
No formal qualification
Certificates
  • Reed courses certificate of completion - Free

Overview

What you'll learn

  • Write shell scripts that can be used on Linux, Mac, and Unix operating systems.

  • Automate tasks using shell scripts.

  • Create complex scripts that take advantage of advanced bash shell features.

Certificates

Reed courses certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Will be downloadable when all lectures have been completed

Curriculum

12
sections
59
lectures
4h 1m
total

    • 4: Section Introduction 00:49
    • 5: Shell Scripting - Part 1 08:38
    • 6: Shell Scripting - Part 2 07:12
    • 7: Quiz 04:00
    • 8: Practice Exercises 01:00 PDF
    • 9: Solutions 01:00 PDF
    • 10: Scripts 01:00 PDF

    • 11: Exit Statuses and Return Codes 08:52
    • 12: Exit Status Demo 05:56
    • 13: Quiz 04:00
    • 14: Practice Exercises 01:00 PDF
    • 15: Solutions 01:00 PDF
    • 16: Scripts 01:00 PDF

    • 17: Functions - Part 1 07:18
    • 18: Functions - Part 2 04:48
    • 19: Quiz 05:00
    • 20: Practice Exercises 01:00 PDF
    • 21: Solutions 01:00 PDF
    • 22: Scripts 01:00 PDF

    • 23: Shell Script Checklist and Template 01:59
    • 24: Shell Script Check List 01:00 PDF
    • 25: Template 01:00 PDF

    • 26: Introduction to Wildcards 00:23
    • 27: Wildcards - Part 1 05:12
    • 28: Wildcards - Part 2 07:03
    • 29: Wildcards in Shell Scripts 03:42
    • 30: Wildcards Scripting Demo 04:01
    • 31: Quiz 02:00
    • 32: Practice Exercises 01:00 PDF
    • 33: Solutions 01:00 PDF
    • 34: Scripts 01:00 PDF

    • 35: Case Statements 05:43
    • 36: Quiz 03:00
    • 37: Practice Exercises 01:00 PDF
    • 38: Solution 01:00 PDF
    • 39: Scripts 01:00 PDF

    • 40: Logging 07:40
    • 41: Quiz 01:00
    • 42: Practice Exercises 01:00 PDF
    • 43: Solutions 01:00 PDF
    • 44: Scripts 01:00 PDF

    • 45: While Loops - Part 1 05:42
    • 46: While Loops - Part 2 05:48
    • 47: Quiz 03:00
    • 48: Practice Exercises 01:00 PDF
    • 49: Solutions 01:00 PDF
    • 50: Scripts 01:00 PDF

    • 51: Debugging Essentials 08:08
    • 52: More Debugging Tips 11:40
    • 53: Quiz 06:00
    • 54: Practice Exercises 01:00 PDF
    • 55: Solutions 01:00 PDF
    • 56: Scripts 01:00 PDF

    • 57: Data Manipulation and Text Transformations with Sed 28:51

    • 58: Scripts Used to Create This Course 03:59
    • 59: Real World Scripts 09:00 PDF

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Description

OIN THE OTHER 20,000 SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY MASTERED SHELL SCRIPTING AND THE LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM WITH ONE OF MY TOP RATED COURSES!

If you want to learn how to write shell scripts like a pro, solve real-world problems, or automate repetitive and complex tasks, read on.

Hello. My name is Jason Cannon and I'm the author of Linux for Beginners,Python Programming for Beginners, and an instructor to thousands of satisfied students. I started my IT career in the late 1990's as a Unix and Linux System Engineer and I'll be sharing my real-world shell scripting and bash programming experience with you throughout this course.

By the end of this course you will be able to create shell scripts with ease. You'll learn how to take tedious and repetitious tasks and turn them into programs that will save you time and simplify your life on Linux, Unix, or MAC systems.

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Here is what you will get and learn by taking this Shell Scripting course:

  • A step-by-step process of writing shell scripts that solve real-world problems.
  • The #1 thing you must do every time you create a shell script.
  • How to quickly find and fix the most common shell scripting errors.
  • For those of you who want to start scripting right away, watch the two video shell scripting crash course. If you do nothing else than watch these two videos you'll be ahead of most shell programmers.
  • How to accept input from a user and then make decisions on that input.
  • How to accept and process command line arguments.
  • What special variables are available, how to use them in your shell scripts, and when to do so.
  • A shell script creation check list -- You'll never have to guess what to include in each of your shell scripts again. Just use this simple check list.
  • A shell script template (boilerplate). Use this format for each of your shell scripts. It shows exactly what to include and where everything goes. Eliminate guesswork!
  • Practice exercises with solutions so you can start using what you learn right away.
  • Real-world examples of shell scripts from my personal collection.
  • A download that contains the scripts used in the presentations and lessons. You'll be able to look at and experiment with everything you're learning.
  • Quizzes after each section just to make sure you're learning the most important aspects of shell scripting.

Learn to Program Using Any Shell

What you learn in this course can be applied to any shell, however the focus is on the bash shell and you'll learn some really advanced bash features. Again, whether you're using bash, bourne (sh), KornShell (ksh), C shell (csh), Z shell (zsh), or even the tcsh shell, you'll be able to put what you learn in this course to good use.

Perfect for Linux, Unix, Mac and More!

Also, you'll be able to use these scripts on any Linux environment including Ubuntu, Debian, Linux Mint, RedHat, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Slackware, Kali Linux and more. You're scripts will even run on other operating systems such as Apple's Mac OS X, Oracle's Solaris, IBM's AIX, HP's HP-UX, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD.

Who is this course for?

  • Anyone interested in shell scripting or shell programming.
  • Do not take this course if you are only interested in Windows scripting.

Requirements

  • Some knowledge of the command line would be helpful, but not required.

  • Access to a Mac, Unix, or Linux computer.

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Linux Training Academy / Jason Cannon

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