Mastering Linux Shell Scripting
Shell scripting is a quick method to prototype a complex application or a problem by automating tasks when working on Linux-based systems. This book will make use of both simple one-line commands and command sequences and complex problems can be solved with ease, from text processing to backing up sysadmin tools.
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Difficulty Level
Intermediate
Completion Time
9h28m
Language
English
About Book
Who Is This Book For?
If you are a Linux administrator or a system administrator and are interested in automating tasks in your daily lives, saving time and effort, this book is for you. Basic shell scripting and command-line experience will be required. Familiarity with the tasks you need to automate will be helpful.
Mastering Linux Shell Scripting
- About Book
- Who Is This Book For?
- Book Content
Book content
chapters • 9h28m total length
What and Why of Scripting with BASH
Creating Interactive Scripts
Conditions attached
Creating Code Snippets
Alternative syntax
Iterating with Loops
Creating Building Blocks with Functions
Introducing sed
Automating Apache Virtual Hosts
AWK Fundamentals
Regular expressions
Summarizing Logs with awk
A Better lastlog with Awk
Using Python as a BASH Scripting Alternative
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