Linux Bash Shell Scripting

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What you'll learn

  • Students will be able to understand shell scripting concepts
  • Students will be able to write basic to advance level shell scripts
  • Students will understand how shell scripts become useful to automate daily system administration tasks
  • How to accept input from a user and then make decisions on that input

Requirements

  • Desire to learn shell scripting
  • Linux machine either running on a physical or virtual machine
  • Linux file editing skills
  • Familiarity with Linux command line

Description

This course is design for those who have some experience in Linux and want to learn or refine their Linux shell scripting skills. Most of the scripts practiced in this training are based on real life examples.

For the hobbyists this is fun to do, for the aspiring Linux system admins these are essential skills and for the experienced Linux engineers these are skills to be consolidated

In this training we will cover the following:

Section 1 – (Lab Setup)

  • What is Virtual Box?
  • Downloading and installing Virtual Box
  • Creating first virtual machine
  • Linux installation

Section: 2 – (Shell Scripting Basics)

  • What is Kernel?
  • What is a Shell?
  • Shell Scripting?
  • Type of Shells
  • Starting a Shell
  • How to Run a Shell Script

Section: 3 – (Scripting Standards)

  • Naming Convention
  • Script File Permissions
  • Shell Script Format
  • Sequence of Script Execution

Section: 4 – (Basic Shell Scripts)

  • Creating 1st script
  • Script to run basic tasks
  • Defining variable
  • Input/output script
  • Conditions/If else statement scripts
  • Case statement scripts
  • For loop scripts
  • Do-while scripts
  • Exist Status
  • Handouts

Section: 5 – (Real Life Scripts)

  • Accessing data from files
  • Check remote servers connectivity
  • Script for scheduling and notification
  • Script to delete old files
  • Backup filesystem
  • For loops scripts for file system – 1
  • For loops scripts for file system – 2
  • Copy files to remote hosts
  • User directory assignment
  • List of users logged in by date
  • Central logging (rsyslog) script
  • Script for user account management
  • Disable inactive users
  • Check process status and killing it
  • Status on total number of files
  • Script to create system inventory
  • Getting online help
  • Homework

Additional Resources

  • This section has so many additional Linux related lectures

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Who this course is for:

  • Anyone who has a good knowledge of Linux or Unix and wants to learn shell scripting
  • Anyone who wants to level up his or her career in Linux field
  • Anyone who wants to improve Linux skills
  • Administrators who are looking to automate their regular tedious tasks


Your Instructor


Imran Afzal
Imran Afzal

Imran Afzal has over 20 years of experience in Systems administration, engineering, management, entrepreneurship, teaching and public speaking.

Currently Imran manages a large team of systems engineers and administrators globally. He started his career with Time Warner (New York City) in 2000 as a systems administrator. That is where he began his career in IT. He was involved in deploying technologies like DTV, VOD, Cable Cards, PPV, IPTV etc.

He has utilized IT skills in many fortune 500 companies such as financial firm, fashion industry, tech media industry etc. He spearheaded projects like datacenter migration, introduction and deployment of VMWare, monitoring tools implementation, Amazon cloud migration and many more. His professional expertise is in Linux, VMWare, Windows, technical documentation, training, project management, change management etc.

Imran earned his bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems from Baruch College, City University of New York as an honor student. He earned his MBA from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in operation management and IT.

Some of his certifications are in Linux Systems Management, UNIX Operating Systems, Linux System Administration, System Internals, VMWare Certified Professional, RHCSA and Windows Server Certified

Imran has been teaching since 2010 and provides onsite and online training on many IT subjects. He has the highest rated online courses with 300,000+ students worldwide. He has helped almost 1000+ students to land a job in IT.


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Course Curriculum


  Course Overview
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  Introduction
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  Lab Setup
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  Shell Scripting Basics
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  Scripting Standards
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  Basic Shell Scripting
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  Real Life Scripts
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  Additional Resources
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