Linux System Engineer: Bash Shell Scripting for Automation

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Grant McWilliams

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01 - Introduction

01 - Bash scripting for automation.mp4

00:41

02 - What you will need.mp4

00:57

02 - 1. Introduction to Linux Scripting

01 - Introduction to bash.mp4

02:09

02 - What makes a shell script a shell script.mp4

03:18

03 - Using bash debugging mode.mp4

04:22

04 - Bash variable scope.mp4

01:17

03 - 2. Using Outside Data in a Script

01 - Positional arguments.mp4

04:04

02 - Load files using while read.mp4

04:27

03 - Load files into arrays with mapfile.mp4

01:44

04 - Prompt for input.mp4

01:49

05 - Pipe data into a script.mp4

03:02

06 - Process shell options.mp4

05:00

04 - 3. Outputting Data from a Script

01 - Saving data to files.mp4

03:45

02 - Outputting to STDOUT and STDERR.mp4

01:55

05 - 4. Bash Logic

01 - Conditional flow with if, then fi.mp4

03:12

02 - Conditional flow with case.mp4

02:21

03 - Numeric conditions.mp4

03:45

04 - String conditions.mp4

00:57

05 - File conditions.mp4

01:33

06 - 5. Bash Loops

01 - For loop.mp4

02:42

02 - While loop.mp4

01:30

07 - 6. Real-World Examples

01 - Monitoring user space usage.mp4

01:21

02 - Monitoring CPU usage.mp4

00:57

08 - Conclusion

01 - Next steps.mp4

00:45

Description

Learn how to use bash scripting to automate common tasks on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)—one of the most popular Linux distributions. This course covers the foundations of creating and debugging bash scripts, including scripts that accept input via positional arguments, pipes, and file parsing. Plus, learn how to get data out of bash scripts and set up conditional and looping code blocks. Grant also solves some real-world problems, using bash to monitor user space and CPU usage.

Note: This course also helps you study to pass the Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) exam—the benchmark certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

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Grant McWilliams is a computer consultant, public speaker, technical writer, professor and software developer specializing in Linux and Open Source. He's been a college professor for 20 years teaching at Bellevue College, Shoreline Community College and Edmonds Community College. He's also provided custom training and curriculum for Boeing, Panasonic, Thales and many other fortune 500 corporations. His training focuses entirely on open source and Linux technologies. His consulting company - Sound Linux Training and Consulting has been in business for 26 years in various forms and specializes in creating custom solutions using open source technologies. These have included Linux based in-flight entertainment systems, massively scaled Xen hypervisor near-embedded platforms as well as cloud, virtual and physical security scanning and penetration testing appliances. His public speaking engagements include Linuxcon (New Orleans 2013), Xen User Summit (NYC 2014) and LinuxFest Northwest (Bellingham WA 2004-2011). His technical writing/editing achievements have included writing documentation and manpages for Citrix Xenserver via the Xenapi Admin Project and technical editor for No Starch Press on the book Wicked Cool Shell Scripts. Specialties: Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Xen Cloud Platform/Xenserver, Linux, BASH, Saltstack, SELinux, PHP, Python, System Design, Technical writing, curriculum creation, Instructor Led Training

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