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Bash Quick Start Guide

Bash and shell script programming is central to using Linux, but it has many peculiar properties that are hard to understand and unfamiliar to many programmers, with a lot of misleading and even risky information online. Bash Quick Start tackles these problems head on, and shows you the best practices of shell script programming.

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Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Completion Time

6h12m

Language

English

About Book

Who Is This Book For?

People who use the command line on Unix and Linux servers already, but don't write primarily in Bash. This book is ideal for people who've been using a scripting language such as Python, JavaScript or PHP, and would like to understand and use Bash more effectively.

Book content

chapters 6h12m total length

What is Bash?

Bash Command Structure

Essential Commands

Input, Output, and Redirection

Variables and Patterns

Loops and Conditionals

Scripts, Functions, and Aliases

Best Practices

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