Mastering Linux Shell Scripting, 2nd Edition

Mastering Linux Shell Scripting, 2nd Edition

In the book Mastering Linux Shell Scripting you will get everything you need to learn Shell Linux Scripting. Update your system to the latest kernel and Bash shell to run administrative tasks efficiently. Learn the basics of building and running a script in normal and debug mode. Familiarize yourself with the code for different conditionals and understand the power of repetitions and loops in your shell script. You will also learn to write complex shell scripts. The book also discusses the file management system, directories, user authentication, package installation, and regular expressions.

Headlines:

Chapter 1. The What and Why of Scripting with Bash

Chapter 2. Creating Interactive Scripts

Chapter 3. Conditions Attached

Chapter 4. Creating Code Snippets

Chapter 5. Alternative Syntax

Chapter 6. Iterating with Loops

Chapter 7. Creating Building Blocks with Functions

Chapter 8. Introducing the Stream Editor

Chapter 9. Automating Apache Virtual Hosts

Chapter 10. AWK Fundamentals

Chapter 11. Regular Expressions

Chapter 12. Summarizing Logs with AWK

Chapter 13. A Better lastlog with AWK

Chapter 14. Using Python as a Bash Scripting Alternative

Specifications:

Author(s): Andrew Mallett, Mokhtar Ebrahim

Publisher: Packt Publishing

Year of publication: 2018

Number of Pages: 555

Size: 10.6 MB