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Mastering Linux Shell Scripting
Mastering Linux Shell Scripting

Mastering Linux Shell Scripting: A practical guide to Linux command-line, Bash scripting, and Shell programming , Second Edition

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Mastering Linux Shell Scripting

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Key benefits

  • •Identify high-level steps such as verifying user input
  • •Using the command line and conditional statements in creating/executing simple shell scripts
  • •Create and edit dynamic shell scripts to manage complex and repetitive tasks
  • •Leverage the command-line to bypass GUI and automate common tasks

Description

In this book, you’ll discover everything you need to know to master shell scripting and make informed choices about the elements you employ. Grab your favorite editor and start writing your best Bash scripts step by step. Get to grips with the fundamentals of creating and running a script in normal mode, and in debug mode. Learn about various conditional statements' code snippets, and realize the power of repetition and loops in your shell script. You will also learn to write complex shell scripts. This book will also deep dive into file system administration, directories, and system administration like networking, process management, user authentications, and package installation and regular expressions. Towards the end of the book, you will learn how to use Python as a BASH Scripting alternative. By the end of this book, you will know shell scripts at the snap of your fingers and will be able to automate and communicate with your system with keyboard expressions.

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.

What you will learn

  • •Make, execute, and debug your first Bash script
  • •Create interactive scripts that prompt for user input
  • •Foster menu structures for operators with little command-line experience
  • •Develop scripts that dynamically edit web configuration files to produce a new virtual host
  • •Write scripts that use AWK to search and reports on log files
  • •Draft effective scripts using functions as building blocks, reducing maintenance and build time
  • •Make informed choices by comparing different script languages such as Python with BASH
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Table of Contents

16 Chapters
The What and Why of Scripting with Bash Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating Interactive Scripts Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Conditions Attached Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating Code Snippets Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Alternative Syntax Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Iterating with Loops Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Creating Building Blocks with Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Introducing the Stream Editor Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Automating Apache Virtual Hosts Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
AWK Fundamentals Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Regular Expressions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Summarizing Logs with AWK Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
A Better lastlog with AWK Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Using Python as a Bash Scripting Alternative Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Assessments Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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This book is a must have for those that want to get right at it putting good & meaningful scripts together. Plenty of great examples and explains in such a easy to follow format.
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This is book is really worth having. As with any knowledge you use, the stuff you learned and don't use tends to get swapped out of memory (your head). You end up using the same ways and tools over and over, even though they might not be the best way or may not even get the job done.The author here has really captured a style that brings a newbie up to speed but also has enough depth to be a mental reference for old pros. I've not seen another that does that, and I think it's his get-to-the-point style and non-trivial examples that do it. I find I go back to it for review often. I don't have to wade through pages of silly newbie talk to find some help, and the depth taught me some new things and new uses!Most other books seem to fill up pages with a copy of the man pages, template style wording, and stuff you can find repeated everywhere. This book doesn't do that. Instead, his uses give enough to get the sense of how to use a tool like sed or awk or any of the others while also giving examples that "as is" can come in handy - because it seems to draw from real-world uses and needs. So in that sense, it even has a second benefit to offer.I'm very happy with the book. It's by a real programmer who is good at what he does, and doesn't talk 'down' to the reader. It's also enjoyable to read, without the pedantic approach most others take. I waited a long while to review just to see if it was "love at first sight" or something more. It has proven itself many times to this day, so I am comfortable giving it some praise and a recommendation!
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Precise and well understandable, good amount of knowledge for its length
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