Linux Shell Scripting: From Basics to Advance

What you’ll learn
Students will be able to understand shell scripting concepts
Students will understand how shell scripts become useful to automate daily system administration tasks
Students will be able to write basic to advance level shell scripts
How to accept input from a user and then make decisions on that input

Requirements
Desire to learn shell scripting
Linux machine either running on a physical or virtual machine
Familiarity with Linux command line

Description
The beauty of script programming is in its ability to automate mundane developing tasks. Whether you’re interested in learning command line automation for Mac, Linux, and Unix, or need a complete introduction to bash shell scripting, This unique course is designed to become an expert in bash shell scripting to automate repetitive tasks.

It’s project-based, which means instead of learning bits and pieces of information, you’ll write actual shell scripts that you can use in real-world situations. You get the chance to immediately put what you learn to use so that you fully understand and remember it.

As we know that most of the organizations are moving into Linux and Unix operating system as its generally open source. Additionally, Linux, Unix skills gained by developers would make them more in demand.

From a developer perspective, this course not only cover command line commands, but also Bash shell scripting to make you comprehensive developer expert in Linux \ Unix OS.

The topic covered are as follows

How to write shell scripts from basic to advanced level

What is the shebang line and why every shell script need ones.

How to create and use variables

Testing and Decision Making

Command line arguments

Input and output

Conditional Statements

Exit status

filters like grep, awk, cut and sed

Functions

Wildcards

Loops

Case statements

Logging

Debugging tips

Bash Shell Options

Working with remote servers

Practice on each topic

Happy learning!!

Who this course is for
Anyone who has a good knowledge of Linux or Unix and wants to learn shell scripting
Anyone who wants to level up his or her career in Linux field
Anyone who wants to improve Linux skills
Administrators who are looking to automate their regular tedious tasks