Linux Bash Scripting Essentials: Learn to Automate the Shell

What you’ll learn
How scripting in Bash can boost server and administrator efficiency
The structure a Bash script, including syntax and best practices
All the Bash scripting concepts, such as variables, error checking, branching, subprocesses, and more
Input, output, and checking for errors
How Bash scripts interact with the underlying operating system
Adding arguments to scripts to increase functionality
Refactoring and condensing scripts to achieve maximum functionality with fewer lines of code

Requirements
Basic Linux experience is assumed, as well as the ability to open and modify text files

Description
If you want to learn Linux, you will want to learn from the best. Learn how to automate Linux using Bash Scripting from Jay.

Jay LaCroix is the owner of Learn Linux TV, an education and training company that specializes in Linux and related technologies. Jay has extensive experience working with Linux (over 20 years to be exact) and is also the author of Mastering Ubuntu Server, which has enjoyed considerable success and positive reviews. And that’s just the beginning!

Through Learn Linux TV, Jay has produced hundreds of Linux training videos, which receive over a half million views per month

Mastering Ubuntu Server (4th Edition) is a best-seller through Packt publishing

Jay has worked with and consulted with many companies, including Linux-related companies such as the Linux Professional Institute, Linode, System76, and more.

Jay knows Linux. But his passion for Linux is equaled only by his passion for teaching it. You’ll want to learn Linux from Jay – there’s a reason why he’s known as “The Linux Guy”!

In this course you will learn Linux Bash Scripting and learn how to automate tasks using the Linux command line. This journey will explore the process of writing scripts, best practices, critical concepts that are required to write efficient scripts, with examples that are clear and easy to understand.

During the course, the student will start out with simple examples to get started, such as a “hello world” script, which is an important tradition, but from there, each example will build on the last and teach new concepts. After writing introductory Bash scripts, the student will learn how to set up branching (if statements, while loops, etc). From there, menu-driven scripts via case statements are shown, and then more advanced concepts such as data streams, sub shells, and much, much, more!

Who this course is for
This course is for anyone that wishes to start writing scripts in Bash. System administrators, DevOps engineers, software engineers, or anyone that holds a position that involves working with Linux servers.