Functions and Script Organization
In the previous chapter, you learned about regular expressions and how to apply them in practical applications. This chapter builds on this by teaching you how to apply everything you’ve learned in previous chapters to organize your code into functions.
Functions are a fundamental concept in Bash scripting that allow you to organize your code into reusable and modular units. By mastering functions, you can write more efficient, maintainable, and readable scripts. This chapter will dive deep into the world of Bash functions, exploring their syntax, usage, and advanced techniques. We’ll also discuss how functions can help you structure your scripts and simplify common pentesting tasks. Lastly, we will compare and contrast functions and aliases.
By the end of this chapter, you’ll have a solid understanding of how to define and use functions in your Bash scripts. You’ll learn how to pass arguments to functions, understand...
