Bash Quick Start Guide: Get up and running with shell scripting with Bash by Tom

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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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Learn how to write shell script effectively with Bash, to quickly and easily write powerful scripts to manage processes, automate tasks, and to redirect and filter program input and output in useful and novel ways.Key FeaturesDemystify the Bash command lineWrite shell scripts safely and effectivelySpeed up and automate your daily workBook DescriptionBash 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 Guide tackles these problems head on, and shows you the best practices of shell script programming. This book teaches effective shell script programming with Bash, and is ideal for people who may have used its command line but never really learned it in depth. This book will show you how even simple programming constructs in the shell can speed up and automate any kind of daily command-line work.For people who need to use the command line regularly in their daily work, this book provides practical advice for using the command-line shell beyond merely typing or copy-pasting commands into the shell. Readers will learn techniques suitable for automating processes and controlling processes, on both servers and workstations, whether for single command lines or long and complex scripts. The book even includes information on configuring your own shell environment to suit your workflow, and provides a running start for interpreting Bash scripts written by others.What you will learnUnderstand where the Bash shell fits in the system administration and programming worldsUse the interactive Bash command line effectivelyGet to grips with the structure of a Bash command lineMaster pattern-matching and transforming text with BashFilter and redirect program input and outputWrite shell scripts safely and effectivelyWho this book is forPeople 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.

Author Biography

Tom Ryder is a systems administrator living in New Zealand who works for an internet services provider. He loves terminals, text editors, network monitoring and security, Unix and GNU/Linux, shell script, and programming in general. He is also the author of the Nagios Core Administration Cookbook.

Table of Contents

Table of ContentsWhat is Bash?Bash Command StructureEssential CommandsInput, Output, and RedirectionVariables and PatternsLoops and ConditionalsScripts, Functions, and AliasesBest Practices

Long Description

Learn how to write shell script effectively with Bash, to quickly and easily write powerful scripts to manage processes, automate tasks, and to redirect and filter program input and output in useful and novel ways. Key Features Demystify the Bash command line Write shell scripts safely and effectively Speed up and automate your daily work Book Description 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 Guide tackles these problems head on, and shows you the best practices of shell script programming. This book teaches effective shell script programming with Bash, and is ideal for people who may have used its command line but never really learned it in depth. This book will show you how even simple programming constructs in the shell can speed up and automate any kind of daily command-line work. For people who need to use the command line regularly in their daily work, this book provides practical advice for using the command-line shell beyond merely typing or copy-pasting commands into the shell. Readers will learn techniques suitable for automating processes and controlling processes, on both servers and workstations, whether for single command lines or long and complex scripts. The book even includes information on configuring your own shell environment to suit your workflow, and provides a running start for interpreting Bash scripts written by others. What you will learn Understand where the Bash shell fits in the system administration and programming worlds Use the interactive Bash command line effectively Get to grips with the structure of a Bash command line Master pattern-matching and transforming text with Bash Filter and redirect program input and output Write shell scripts safely and effectively Who this book is 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.

Details ISBN1789538831 Author Tom Ryder Pages 186 Publisher Packt Publishing Limited Year 2018 ISBN-10 1789538831 ISBN-13 9781789538830 Publication Date 2018-09-28 Short Title Bash Quick Start Guide Language English Format Paperback UK Release Date 2018-09-28 Imprint Packt Publishing Limited Place of Publication Birmingham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2018-09-28 NZ Release Date 2018-09-28 Subtitle Get up and running with shell scripting with Bash DEWEY 005.446 Audience General We've got this

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