Unix Shell Scripting Advanced Tutorials
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Course Description
Virtual Training Company's Unix Shell Scripting Advanced course 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.
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Introduction
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| About this Course | (08:53) | ||
| Course Structure | (04:11) | ||
| What is the UNIX Shell? | (06:01) | ||
| Which Shell? | (04:47) | ||
| What is a Shell Script? | (09:11) | ||
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Your First Shell Script
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| A Basic Script | (07:50) | ||
| The echo Command | (04:16) | ||
| The read Command | (11:46) | ||
| Shell Basics Revisited | (13:21) | ||
| Special Characters | (08:05) | ||
| Comments | (05:12) | ||
| Chapter Exercises | (03:36) | ||
| Exercise Solutions | (06:38) | ||
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Running a Shell Script
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| Running a Script on the Command-line | (14:29) | ||
| Running a Script from within vi | (05:13) | ||
| Your PATH and bin | (05:37) | ||
| Script Interpreters | (07:18) | ||
| CGI Scripts | (05:49) | ||
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Shell Programming Features
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| Shell Variables | (08:44) | ||
| Environment Variables | (08:02) | ||
| The Trouble with Quotes 1 | (15:12) | ||
| The Trouble with Quotes 2 | (03:08) | ||
| Grouping Commands | (03:22) | ||
| Line Control | (02:53) | ||
| Chapter Exercises | (08:03) | ||
| Exercise Solutions | (04:45) | ||
| Introducing the Course Project | (06:02) | ||
| Course Project Solution | (06:02) | ||
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Conditional Code
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| True and False | (08:37) | ||
| Conditional Command Execution | (05:17) | ||
| The if Statement | (04:50) | ||
| The else Clause | (04:02) | ||
| The elif Clause | (03:58) | ||
| Using test 1 | (21:54) | ||
| Using test 2 | (09:49) | ||
| Using test 3 | (03:01) | ||
| The case Statement | (07:50) | ||
| Chapter Exercises | (07:50) | ||
| Exercise Solutions | (07:50) | ||
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Loops
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| The while Loop | (05:45) | ||
| break and continue | (05:10) | ||
| Numerical Calculations | (07:03) | ||
| The for Loop | (02:37) | ||
| Chapter Exercises | (01:18) | ||
| Exercise Solutions | (08:37) | ||
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Text Processing
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| About Filters | (08:16) | ||
| grep | (02:08) | ||
| Regular Expressions | (11:16) | ||
| sort | (04:33) | ||
| sed | (10:04) | ||
| awk 1 | (16:03) | ||
| awk 2 | (02:47) | ||
| Chapter Exercises | (07:26) | ||
| Exercise Solutions | (07:26) | ||
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Functions
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| Program Structure | (04:21) | ||
| Defining and Calling a Function | (06:36) | ||
| Function Parameters | (09:29) | ||
| Function Return Values | (06:56) | ||
| Functions in Other Files | (02:50) | ||
| Case Study: The yesno Function | (07:22) | ||
| Chapter Exercises | (04:54) | ||
| Exercise Solutions | (06:57) | ||
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Command-line Parameters
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| Using Command-line Parameters | (07:18) | ||
| Using shift | (03:58) | ||
| Using set -- | (04:49) | ||
| Using IFS | (03:32) | ||
| Usage Messages | (07:20) | ||
| Chapter Exercises | (04:03) | ||
| Exercise Solutions | (07:16) | ||
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Advanced Scripting
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| Debugging | (09:17) | ||
| Default Values for Variables | (03:17) | ||
| Temporary Files | (03:36) | ||
| Preventing Abnormal Termination | (12:34) | ||
| Chapter Exercises | (02:56) | ||
| Exercise Solutions | (11:21) | ||
| The End | (01:36) | ||
Course Information
| Course: | Unix Shell Scripting Advanced |
| Author: | Mark Virtue |
| SKU: | 33295 |
| ISBN: | 1930519699 |
| Release Date: | 2002-02-05 |
| Duration: | 8 hrs / 76 tutorials |
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| Captions: | No |
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