by Jason Cannon | Publisher: Packt Publishing | Release Date: September 2018 | ISBN: 9781789807073

Learn bash programming for Linux, Unix, & Mac. Learn how to write bash scripts like a pro & solve real-world problems!About This VideoWrite 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.In DetailIf you want to learn how to write bash shell scripts like a pro, solve real-world problems, or automate repetitive and complex tasks, read on. By the end of this course you will be able to create bash 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. 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. 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. (Sorry, this course is NOT for Windows scripting or powershell scripting.)

1. Chapter 1 : Bash Programming Course Overview and Downloads
   • Course Overview 00:01:39
   • Course Downloads, Including the scripts used in the course and a cheat sheet 00:00:48
2. Chapter 2 : Shell Scripting in a Nutshell
   • Section Introduction 00:00:49
   • Shell Scripting, Part I 00:08:38
   • Shell Scripting, Part II 00:07:12
3. Chapter 3 : Return Codes and Exit Statuses
   • Exit Statuses and Return Codes 00:08:52
   • Exit Status Demo 00:05:56
4. Chapter 4 : Shell Functions
   • Functions, Part I 00:07:18
   • Functions, Part II 00:04:48
5. Chapter 5 : Shell Script Checklist and Template
   • Shell Script Checklist and Template 00:01:59
6. Chapter 6 : Wildcards
   • Introduction to Wildcards 00:00:23
   • Wildcard Introduction, Part I 00:05:12
   • Wildcard Introduction, Part II 00:07:03
   • Wildcards in Shell Scripts 00:03:42
   • Wildcard Scripting Demo 00:04:01
7. Chapter 7 : Case Statements and Logic
   • Case Statements 00:05:43
8. Chapter 8 : Logging
   • Logging 00:07:40
9. Chapter 9 : While Loops
   • While Loops, Part I 00:05:42
   • While Loops, Part II 00:05:48
10. Chapter 10 : Debugging Your Bash Programs
    • Debugging 00:08:08
    • More Debugging Tips 00:11:40
11. Chapter 11 : Shell Scripts Used to Create This Course
    • Scripts Used to Create This Course 00:03:59