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Shell Scripting

Learn how to automate tasks and scripts with shell scripting.

of video
2.2 h
lectures
38
sections
8

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What you'll learn

By the end of this course

  • Introduction to Shell Scripting and Bash
  • Writing and Running Your First Script
  • Understanding Shebang and Script Execution
  • Using Comments and Variables
  • Working with Parameters and Arithmetic Expansion
  • Setting Up VSCode for Scripting
  • Implementing Conditions and Loops
  • Creating and Using Functions
  • Handling Errors and Exit Codes
  • Managing Environment Variables
  • Performing File Operations
  • Managing Processes and Using Sleep Command

Curriculum

8 sections, 38 lectures

2.2 h of video. Open any section to see its lectures.

1Introduction to bash28 min
  1. 1Introduction To Shell Scripting2 min
  2. 2Your First Script1 min
  3. 3Shebang4 min
  4. 4Run Scripts From Anywhere3 min
  5. 5Comments5 min
  6. 6Variables4 min
  7. 7Parameters4 min
  8. 8Arithmetic Expansion3 min
  9. 9Arithmetic Expansion With Parameters2 min
2Vscode setup3 min
  1. 1Vscode Installation1 min
  2. 2Configure Vscode2 min
3Conditions and loops33 min
  1. 1If Statements6 min
  2. 2Else And Elif5 min
  3. 3Nested If Statements3 min
  4. 4While Loops6 min
  5. 5For Loops5 min
  6. 6Break And Continue7 min
4Functions20 min
  1. 1Basics Of Functions3 min
  2. 2Parameters4 min
  3. 3User Inputs4 min
  4. 4Handling Bad Data5 min
  5. 5Piping4 min
5Error handling19 min
  1. 1Introduction To Error Handling3 min
  2. 2If Statements Recap For Error Handling2 min
  3. 3Exit Codes3 min
  4. 4Set2 min
  5. 5Set2 min
  6. 6Set3 min
  7. 7Set2 min
  8. 8More Set Commands2 min
6Environment variables10 min
  1. 1Change Path Permanently5 min
  2. 2Reading Environment Variables3 min
  3. 3Standard Environment Variables3 min
7File operators11 min
  1. 1Reading Files4 min
  2. 2Writing Files2 min
  3. 3File Checksums4 min
8Sleep and process4 min
  1. 1Sleep Command2 min
  2. 2Watching Processes2 min

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