Unix Shell Scripting Advanced

Training Provided by The Virtual Training Company Virtual Training Company's Unix Shell Scripting Advanced tutorial is recommended for the more advanced user who has a working knowledge of basic UNIX Shell operation. This course describes how to create programs using the syntax and features of the UNIX Shell, focusing on the most popular-- the Bourne Shell. In this eight hour tutorial, author Mark Virtue will demonstrate techniques that will be compatible with all brands of UNIX, including LINUX. If you need a thorough understanding Unix Shell Scripting, start learning now by clicking on one of the movie links below.

Unix Shell Scripting Advanced

Introduction

1. About this Course
2. Course Structure
3. What is the UNIX Shell?
4. Which Shell?
5. What is a Shell Script?

Your First Shell Script

1. A Basic Script
2. The echo Command
3. The read Command
4. Shell Basics Revisited
5. Special Characters
6. Comments
7. Chapter Exercises
8. Exercise Solutions

Running a Shell Script

1. Running a Script on the Command-line
2. Running a Script from within vi
3. Your PATH and bin
4. Script Interpreters
5. CGI Scripts

Shell Programming Features

1. Shell Variables
2. Environment Variables
3. The Trouble with Quotes 1
4. The Trouble with Quotes 2
5. Grouping Commands
6. Line Control
7. Chapter Exercises
8. Exercise Solutions
9. Introducing the Course Project
10. Course Project Solution

Conditional Code

1. True and False
2. Conditional Command Execution
3. The if Statement
4. The else Clause
5. The elif Clause
6. Using test 1
7. Using test 2
8. Using test 3
9. The case Statement
10. Chapter Exercises
11. Exercise Solutions

Loops

1. The while Loop
2. break and continue
3. Numerical Calculations
4. The for Loop
5. Chapter Exercises
6. Exercise Solutions

Text Processing

1. About Filters
2. grep
3. Regular Expressions
4. sort
5. sed
6. awk 1
7. awk 2
8. Chapter Exercises
9. Exercise Solutions

Functions

1. Program Structure
2. Defining and Calling a Function
3. Function Parameters
4. Function Return Values
5. Functions in Other Files
6. Case Study: The yesno Function
7. Chapter Exercises
8. Exercise Solutions

Command-line Parameters

1. Using Command-line Parameters
2. Using shift
3. Using set --
4. Using IFS
5. Usage Messages
6. Chapter Exercises
7. Exercise Solutions

Advanced Scripting

1. Debugging
2. Default Values for Variables
3. Temporary Files
4. Preventing Abnormal Termination
5. Chapter Exercises
6. Exercise Solutions
7. The End

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