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Learning Linux Shell Scripting

You're reading from   Learning Linux Shell Scripting Leverage the power of shell scripts to solve real-world problems

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788993197
Length 332 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Ganesh Sanjiv Naik Ganesh Sanjiv Naik
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Preface 1. Getting Started and Working with Shell Scripting FREE CHAPTER 2. Drilling Deep into Process Management, Job Control, and Automation 3. Using Text Processing and Filters in Your Scripts 4. Working with Commands 5. Exploring Expressions and Variables 6. Neat Tricks with Shell Scripting 7. Performing Arithmetic Operations in Shell Scripts 8. Automating Decision-Making in Scripts 9. Automating Repetitive Tasks 10. Working with Functions 11. Using Advanced Functionality in Scripts 12. System Startup and Customizing a Linux System 13. Pattern Matching and Regular Expressions with sed and awk 14. Taking Backup and Embedding Other Languages in Shell Scripts 15. Database Administration Using Shell Scripts 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Working with Functions

In the last chapter, you learned about using decision-making in scripts by working with test, if-else, and switch case. We also used select for loop with menu.
For repeated tasks, such as processing lists, you learned to use the for and while loops and the dowhile. You also learned about how to control loops using the break and continue statements.

In this chapter, you will learn the following topics:

  • Writing a new function and calling
  • Sharing data between functions
  • Passing parameters to functions
  • Creating a library of functions
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