Introduction to Bash Scripting from Skillsoft

In this course, you will learn how to create, execute, and manage Bash scripts and how to use variables and functions within those scripts.

Learning Objectives

Basics of Shell Scripting

start the course
create, execute, document, and comment in a Bash script
use read and echo to get user input and display script output, and recall how to return results at the end of the script
work with variables configured in the environment within a Bash script
access and use parameters passed in from the command line to a Bash script
use input and output redirection to send the output to a device, stdout, and stderr
use command line tools and key presses to control and manipulate scripts

Variables and Functions

work with Bash's built-in variables to get data about the script and the environment
create, use, and manipulate variables within a script
create constants, control and understand variable scope, and export variables
use escaping and printf to control how variables and string data are displayed
create and use functions within a Bash script, creating a library of functions that can be used in another script
use parameters to pass data to a function and add return codes to get the status or result from a function

Practice: Bash Scripting