Linux Bash Scripting Essentials: Learn to Automate the Shell
What you'll learn
- How scripting in Bash can boost server and administrator efficiency
- The structure a Bash script, including syntax and best practices
- All the Bash scripting concepts, such as variables, error checking, branching, subprocesses, and more
- Input, output, and checking for errors
- How Bash scripts interact with the underlying operating system
- Adding arguments to scripts to increase functionality
- Refactoring and condensing scripts to achieve maximum functionality with fewer lines of code
Requirements
- Basic Linux experience is assumed, as well as the ability to open and modify text files
Description
If you want to learn Linux, you will want to learn from the best. Learn how to automate Linux using Bash Scripting from Jay.
Jay LaCroix is the owner of Learn Linux TV, an education and training company that specializes in Linux and related technologies. Jay has extensive experience working with Linux (over 20 years to be exact) and is also the author of Mastering Ubuntu Server, which has enjoyed considerable success and positive reviews. And that's just the beginning!
Through Learn Linux TV, Jay has produced hundreds of Linux training videos, which receive over a half million views per month
Mastering Ubuntu Server (4th Edition) is a best-seller through Packt publishing
Jay has worked with and consulted with many companies, including Linux-related companies such as the Linux Professional Institute, Linode, System76, and more.
Jay knows Linux. But his passion for Linux is equaled only by his passion for teaching it. You'll want to learn Linux from Jay - there's a reason why he's known as "The Linux Guy"!
In this course you will learn Linux Bash Scripting and learn how to automate tasks using the Linux command line. This journey will explore the process of writing scripts, best practices, critical concepts that are required to write efficient scripts, with examples that are clear and easy to understand.
During the course, the student will start out with simple examples to get started, such as a "hello world" script, which is an important tradition, but from there, each example will build on the last and teach new concepts. After writing introductory Bash scripts, the student will learn how to set up branching (if statements, while loops, etc). From there, menu-driven scripts via case statements are shown, and then more advanced concepts such as data streams, sub shells, and much, much, more!
Who this course is for:
- This course is for anyone that wishes to start writing scripts in Bash. System administrators, DevOps engineers, software engineers, or anyone that holds a position that involves working with Linux servers.
Instructors
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David Bombal, together with some of the best minds in the industry is offering courses on a wide range of topics including networking, programming and software development. Our team has decades of experience teaching students from all over the world.
Together we can do more!
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Chuck Black
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Chuck has been developing software for networking equipment since 1981 and has designed and developed software products for large scale networking environments using languages such as C, C++, and Java.
Chuck has been granted 15 patents in the areas of network topology discovery, management, monitoring, health, and access control.
Chuck graduated from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo with Bachelor and Master of Computer Science degrees.
Chuck has developed Python for Network Engineers courses for vendors such as Cisco and Juniper Networks. In addition, he has developed numerous SDN application development courses for vendors such as Cisco, HPE and Brocade.
Chuck is the co-author of the book SDN: A Comprehensive Approach, a thorough technical and business exploration of software defined networking, which has been used as a textbook for graduate level computer science coursework.
Chuck is a well known figure in SDN and network programmability circles. He has made participated in organizations such as the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the OpenDaylight project.
Chuck is the coauthor of one of the most popular SDN books on the market today: Software Defined Networks: A Comprehensive Approach.
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Hank Preston
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Hank’s two passions are technology and theatre. Bringing them together drives him towards a borderline obsession on creating entertaining presentations, labs and demonstrations that breakdown complex technology topics for audiences. After spending several years working on and behind the scenes on stage productions, what started as a hobby turned to a profession when Hank entered the IT industry with a focus on web and database development and engineering.
Drifting from development into infrastructure engineering brought him to Cisco as a Systems Engineer, focusing on Data Center and Cloud Architecture for large enterprise customers.
And after six years as an SE, Hank took up the mantle of a Developer Evangelist with DevNet where he can focuses full time on reminding everyone that technology can and should be fun to work with.
Hank holds a Master Degree in Information Systems as well as several certifications including CCIE R/S 38336 from Cisco.
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David Bombal
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David Bombal (CCIE #11023 Emeritus) passed his Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Routing and Switching exam in January 2003 and is one of a small percentage of Cisco Engineers that pass their CCIE labs on their first attempt.
David qualified as a Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI #22787) many years ago! He has been training Cisco courses for over 15 years and has delivered instructor led courses in various countries around the world covering a wide range of Cisco topics from CCNA to CCIE.
He has also personally developed Cisco engineer utilities such as the VPN Config Generator, software, training materials, EBooks, videos and other products which are used throughout the world.
David has designed, implemented and managed networks ranging from single sites to those that span 50 countries.
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Based in Michigan, Jay LaCroix is an Educator and Technologist, specializing in Linux. After a successful tech career, Jay recently stepped away from corporate IT in order to launch his own company, LearnLinuxTV. There, Jay has produced hundreds of Linux-related training videos that are viewed by a half million people per month on average. In addition, Jay also writes books on Linux, with this one being a recent example.
Outside of technology, Jay also enjoys Retro-gaming and Martial Arts.
- 4.7 Instructor Rating
- 124,223 Reviews
- 1,043,482 Students
- 49 Courses
David Bombal (CCIE #11023 Emeritus) passed his Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Routing and Switching exam in January 2003 and is one of a small percentage of Cisco Engineers that pass their CCIE labs on their first attempt.
David qualified as a Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI #22787) many years ago! He has been training Cisco courses for over 15 years and has delivered instructor led courses in various countries around the world covering a wide range of Cisco topics from CCNA to CCIE.
David is very active on social media and has over 500,000 YouTube subscribers and has posted over 1,000 free videos.