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Shell Scripting: Discover How to Automate Command Line Tasks

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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!

updated on icon Updated on Mar, 2024

language icon Language - English

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category icon Development,Programming Languages,Shell Scripting

Lectures -32

Resources -11

Duration -1.5 hours

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Course Description

JOIN 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.
  • Unconditional TutorialsPoint's 30 day money-back guarantee - that's my personal promise of your success!

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 this course is for:

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

Goals

What will you learn in this course:

  • 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.

Prerequisites

What are the prerequisites for this course?

  • Some knowledge of the command line would be helpful, but not required.
  • Access to a Mac, Unix, or Linux computer.
Shell Scripting: Discover How to Automate Command Line Tasks

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Start Here - Course Overview and Downloads
2 Lectures
  • play icon Course Overview 01:38 01:38
  • play icon Course Downloads, Including the scripts used in the course and a cheat sheet 00:48 00:48
Shell Scripting, Succinctly
4 Lectures
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Exit Statuses and Return Codes
3 Lectures
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Functions
3 Lectures
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Shell Script Checklist and Template
2 Lectures
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Wildcards
6 Lectures
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Case Statements
2 Lectures
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Logging
2 Lectures
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While Loops
3 Lectures
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Debugging
3 Lectures
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Scripts Used to Create This Course
1 Lectures
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Instructor Details

Jason Cannon

Jason Cannon

Professional system administrator, consultant, and author.

Jason started his career as a Unix and Linux System Engineer in 1999. Since that time he has utilized his Linux skills at companies such as Xerox, UPS, Hewlett-Packard, and Amazon.com. Additionally, he has acted as a technical consultant and independent contractor for small businesses and Fortune 500 companies.

Jason has professional experience with CentOS, RedHat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Ubuntu. He has used several Linux distributions on personal projects including Debian, Slackware, CrunchBang, and others. In addition to Linux, Jason has experience supporting proprietary Unix operating systems including AIX, HP-UX, and Solaris.

He enjoys teaching others how to use and exploit the power of the Linux operating system. He is also the author of the books "Linux for Beginners" and "Command Line Kung Fu."

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