• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

Learn the basics of BASH scripting! Bash is a concise scripting language that is used on Unix, Linux, and older versions of Windows and Apple Macs. During this course you will learn to create, execute, document, and comment a Bash script. See how to pass and use arguments; access, display, redirect, get input and output, and return results. Then learn to control and manipulate constants as well as running scripts. See how to create, manipulate, use, and export variables. Study ways to control variable scope, define environmental variables, and set string data output. Conclude by creating and use your own library of functions.

Learning Objectives

{"create, execute, document, and comment in a Bash script"}

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Systems Administration

Specialty Areas have been removed from the NICE Framework. With the recent release of the new NICE Framework data, updates to courses are underway. Until this course can be updated, this historical information is provided to give better context as to how it can help you with your cybersecurity goals.

Feedback

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