Getting Started with Shell Scripting: Naming, Permissions, Variables,

Linux Shell Scripting: A Project-Based Approach to Learning

Course Introduction

Creating a Local Linux Shell Scripting Environment

Creating a Local Lab Environment Using Vagrant and VirtualBox - Background (16:28)
Exercise 1 Instructions - Creating a Local Linux Shell Scripting Lab Environment
Exercise 1 – Walkthrough – Part I – Windows Users Only (4:18)
Exercise 1 – Walkthrough – Part I – Mac Users Only (1:55)
Exercise 1 – Walkthrough – Part I – Linux (CentOS/RHEL) Users Only (2:53)
Exercise 1 – Walkthrough – Part II – All Users (22:54)
Vagrant and VirtualBox Troubleshooting Tips (8:02)

User and Account Creation - Shell Scripting Project 1

Section Introduction (2:47)
Getting Started with Shell Scripting: Naming, Permissions, Variables, Builtins. (35:02)
Special Variables, Pseudocode, Command Substitution, if Statement, Conditionals. (23:14)
Exit Statuses, Return Codes, String Test Conditionals, More Special Variables. (17:38)
Reading Standard Input, Creating Accounts, Username Conventions, More Quoting. (23:26)
Exercise 2 - Instructions
Exercise 2 - Walkthrough (21:22)

Password Generation and Shell Script Arguments - Shell Scripting Project 2

Random Data, Cryptographic Hash Functions, Text and String Manipulation. (31:01)
Positional Parameters, Arguments, for Loops, Special Parameters (29:48)
The while Loop, Infinite Loops, Shifting, Sleeping (16:11)
Exercise 3 - Instructions
Exercise 3 - Walkthrough (20:07)

Linux Programming Conventions - Shell Scripting Project 3

Parsing Command Line Options – Shell Scripting Project 4

Case Statements (19:56)
Functions (33:09)
Parsing Command Line Options with getopts, Part 1 (20:16)
Parsing Command Line Options with getopts, Part 2 (17:34)
Deleting and Disabling Linux Accounts, Part 1 of 4 (Finding Files) (11:23)
Deleting and Disabling Linux Accounts, Part 2 of 4 (The userdel command) (5:06)
Deleting and Disabling Linux Accounts, Part 3 of 4 (Archives with tar) (13:37)
Deleting and Disabling Linux Accounts, Part 4 of 4 (Disabling Accounts) (8:08)
Deleting Users – Exercise 5 – Instructions
Deleting Users – Exercise 5 – Walkthrough (32:47)

Transforming Data / Data Processing / Reporting – Shell Scripting Project 5

Cut and Awk (21:37)
Cut and Awk Demonstration Script Open Network Ports (9:43)
Sort and Uniq (18:05)
Parsing Log Files - Exercise 6 - Instructions
Parsing Log Files - Exercise 6 - Walkthrough (14:32)

Network Scripting & Automation of Distributed Systems - Shell Scripting Project 6

Course Summary

Course Extras