[olug] Newbie Bash Scripting Tutorial

[Spencer Butler]

Trial and error is certainly an obvious option that yields high rewards (and
costs lots of hair and expletives).   I suggest using real world scenarios
to practice with (even if you have to contrive them).  For example, figure
out how to format your /var/log/messages sorted by reverse date and error
type.  Or create a test directory and populate it with 0 length files
containing todays date separated by a uniq number, then turn those files
into directories.  Pick three commands from /usr/bin/ and try and use them
in the same command, piped together.  Whatever you do try, do it on a
machine that is not in production, and break it, a lot.

On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:57 PM, Chad Homan <choman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Try "bash tutorial" on google.  I received a few results.  Not sure how
> great they are.
> Also, digg.com had some bash tutorials posted within the last month.
>
> Sorry I don't have more info
>
> Chad, CISSP
>
> Stephen Leacock<
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> - "I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some
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>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:48 PM, <charles.bird at powerdnn.com> wrote:
>
> > This may sound like a smartass remark, but its not my intention, merly my
> > path, "caffiene, google, and four letter words being screamed at 4am"
> >
> >
> > ------Original Message------
> > From: Amy Mason
> > Sender: olug-bounces at olug.org
> > To: OLUG at olug.org
> > ReplyTo: Omaha Linux User Group
> > Subject: [olug] Newbie Bash Scripting Tutorial
> > Sent: Sep 15, 2009 8:43 PM
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've been lurking around here for several months, since I used to come to
> > meetings before moving to Lincoln, but I was wondering if anyone has a
> good
> > idea where I can find a decent tutorial for bash scripting, as well as a
> > tutorial for filters on the command line. (Things like "sort" "comm"
> "tr",
> > piping and redirection, etc...  I'm in a Linux class now, and honestly
> not
> > getting as much out of my professor's lectures as I would hope, and
> really
> > could use the help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Amy
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