The System Administrator’s Guide to Bash Scripting - NEW 2020

By Rob Marti

We will walk you through all of the major components and keywords in shell scripting so you can effectively write your scripts to handle any situation.

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4.1 hours

31 Lessons
5 Hands-On Labs

About the course

In this course, you will develop all of the skills you need to write effective and complex shell scripts that can automate mundane tasks and complex implementations. We will walk you through all of the major components and keywords in shell scripting (loops, conditionals, functions, error handling, traps, signals, and more) so you can effectively write your scripts to handle any situation.

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Chapter 1 2 Lessons Introduction 2:20

Course Introduction
1:14

About the Training Architect
1:06
Chapter 2 6 Lessons Basics of Bash Scripting 1:06:23

What Is Bash Scripting?
7:19

Working with Special Characters
7:17

Implementing and/or Lists
8:18

Redirecting I/O, Utility Commands, and Pipes
10:35

Demoggification (or UUOC: Useless Use of cat)
2:54

Using bash To Write a Backup Script
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 3 4 Lessons Variables 34:40

What Do Variables Look Like and How Do We Use Them?
6:27

Introducing Bash Functions
8:18

Working with Arrays in Bash
4:55

Using Variables in a bash Backup Script
15:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 4 3 Lessons Substitutions 23:45

Command Substitutions
4:13

Process Substitutions
4:32

Incorporating Substitutions in an Already Existing Backup Script
15:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 5 5 Lessons Flow Control 1:00:49

Using the for Loop
5:21

Using the while or until Loop
7:10

Handling Signals and Traps
6:49

Using Exit Status, Tests, and Builtins
11:29

Implementing bash Flow Control in an Existing Backup Script
30:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 6 2 Lessons Learning about Heredocs 8:55

What Is a Heredoc?
4:46

What Is a Herestring?
4:09
Chapter 7 2 Lessons Debugging Bash Scripts 19:20

Using Bash Builtins to Troubleshoot Problems: Part 1
11:55

Using Bash Builtins to Troubleshoot Problems: Part 2
7:25
Chapter 8 3 Lessons Quick and Dirty Regex in Bash 26:55

What Is Regex?
4:48

How Does Bash Regex Work?
7:07

Implementing bash Regex in an Existing Backup Script
15:00 Hands-On Lab
Chapter 9 3 Lessons Best Practices 17:28

Reviewing Objectively Bad Scripts
6:43

Reviewing Objectively Good Scripts (and Improving Bad Ones)
6:22

Reviewing Portability Issues
4:23
Chapter 10 1 Lesson Conclusion 1:25

Course Summary
1:25

What are Hands-on Labs

What's the difference between theoretical knowledge and real skills? Practical real-world experience. That's where Hands-on Labs come in! Hands-on Labs are guided, interactive experiences that help you learn and practice real-world scenarios in real cloud environments. Hands-on Labs are seamlessly integrated in courses, so you can learn by doing.

The System Administrator’s Guide to Bash Scripting - NEW 2020

About the course

Lab Highlights

Course Introduction

About the Training Architect

What Is Bash Scripting?

Working with Special Characters

Implementing and/or Lists

Redirecting I/O, Utility Commands, and Pipes

Demoggification (or UUOC: Useless Use of cat)

Using bash To Write a Backup Script

What Do Variables Look Like and How Do We Use Them?

Introducing Bash Functions

Working with Arrays in Bash

Using Variables in a bash Backup Script

Command Substitutions

Process Substitutions

Incorporating Substitutions in an Already Existing Backup Script

Using the for Loop

Using the while or until Loop

Handling Signals and Traps

Using Exit Status, Tests, and Builtins

Implementing bash Flow Control in an Existing Backup Script

What Is a Heredoc?

What Is a Herestring?

Using Bash Builtins to Troubleshoot Problems: Part 1

Using Bash Builtins to Troubleshoot Problems: Part 2

What Is Regex?

How Does Bash Regex Work?

Implementing bash Regex in an Existing Backup Script

Reviewing Objectively Bad Scripts

Reviewing Objectively Good Scripts (and Improving Bad Ones)

Reviewing Portability Issues

Course Summary

What are Hands-on Labs

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