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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
  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)
Your First Shell Script
  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)
Running a Shell Script
  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)
Shell Programming Features
  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)
Conditional Code
  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)
Loops
  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)
Text Processing
  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)
Functions
  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)
Command-line Parameters
  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)
Advanced Scripting
  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)