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Linux Shell Scripting: A Project-Based Approach to Learning

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  • Updated 3/2026
4.6
(16,529 Ratings)
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Course Information

Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
12 Hour(s) 17 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Jason Cannon
Rating
4.6
(16,529 Ratings)

Course Overview

Linux Shell Scripting: A Project-Based Approach to Learning

Learn how to shell script through project-based training (Bash Scripting, Bash Programming, Sed, Grep, Awk, and More)

Have you tried to learn shell scripting on your own, but lack the structure you need to really improve your skills?

Are you tired of picking up bits and pieces of information that you can't just seem to put together?

Do you learn best by doing?

If so, you're going to love this course.

One of the biggest complaints I hear from students is that most of the courses they've taken in the past simply provide information without any context and without any idea of how to put that information to use!

This course turns that old, frustrating, and outdated way of learning on its head.

It's project-based, which means instead of learning bits and pieces of information, you'll write actual shell scripts that you can use in real-world situations. You get the chance to immediately put what you learn to use so that you fully understand and remember it.

In this Linux shell scripting course you will learn how to:

  • Name your shell scripts.

  • Use the proper permissions on your shell scripts.

  • Create and use variables in your scripts.

  • Use shell built-in commands and operating system commands.

  • Make the most out of special variables that are available to you in your scripts.

  • Make decisions by using if statements and performing several different kinds of tests

  • Check the exit statuses of commands and why you need to.

  • Use cryptographic hash functions

  • Create random data so you can do things like automatically generate strong passwords for user accounts.

  • Perform the same action or set of actions over a series of data utilizing for loops, while loops, and infinite loops.

  • Control all types of input and output.

  • Accept standard input from a user as well as from another program.

  • Redirect standard output and standard error.

  • Combine standard output and standard error

  • Use command pipelining

  • Perform text and string manipulation.

  • Process command line arguments

  • Creating functions and when to do so.

  • Parsing, analyzing, and reporting on log files, CSV files, and other data.

  • Writing scripts that execute commands on other systems.

  • Much, much, more...

When you enroll, you get lifetime access to the course. Your course never expires. You can study at your own pace and refer back to the lessons whenever you want! So...

If you're ready to level-up your shell scripting skills, enroll now!

Course Content

  • 11 section(s)
  • 49 lecture(s)
  • Section 1 Course Introduction
  • Section 2 Creating a Local Linux Shell Scripting Environment
  • Section 3 User and Account Creation - Shell Scripting Project 1
  • Section 4 Password Generation and Shell Script Arguments - Shell Scripting Project 2
  • Section 5 Linux Programming Conventions - Shell Scripting Project 3
  • Section 6 Parsing Command Line Options – Shell Scripting Project 4
  • Section 7 Transforming Data / Data Processing / Reporting – Shell Scripting Project 5
  • Section 8 Network Scripting & Automation of Distributed Systems: Shell Scripting Project 6
  • Section 9 Course Summary
  • Section 10 Course Extras
  • Section 11 Bonus Section

What You’ll Learn

  • Write your very own Linux shell scripts using the concepts you learned in this course.


Reviews

  • J
    Jeremy Matthews
    5.0

    It was a good course. The instructor delivered the content well and was good at pointing a lot of the nuances of how the shell commands work. I've had bash experience in the past, but the course helped round out my knowledge of bash scripting.

  • P
    Payal Moti Rawal
    5.0

    Each and every topic was explained very nicely and in great detail. The way of explaining is superb!!

  • S
    Sara U
    3.0

    Begins with Vagrant, gets better as you go in. Too much time wasted on vagrant though especially if there is no interest to learn about it.

  • M
    Mohammadkarim Tahmasbi
    5.0

    Repetition is key in learning and the creator of this course takes this to heart. Appreciate that.

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