5 Linux Career Paths to Pursue in 2025
January 6, 2025
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Instructor: Moustafa Ashmawy
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Basic Linux commands: echo, ls, pwd
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Beginner level
Basic Linux commands: echo, ls, pwd
Learn how to create your own scripts using the bash shell; As You’ll be able to identify and apply the basic scripting techniques.
Learn how to use if statements and loops in bash and manage files using bash scripting.
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By the end of this project, you will be able to create your own scripts using the bash shell in Linux. Throughout the project, You’ll be able to identify and apply the basic scripting techniques. Furthermore, You’ll be able to use if statements and loops in bash and manipulate files using bash scripting.
This guided project is for beginners who are interested in the field of programming and scripting, it provides you with basic scripting techniques, which are necessary if you want to pursue a career as a System Admin or DevOps Engineer. Bash scripts can be used for various purposes, such as executing a shell command, running multiple commands together, customizing administrative tasks, performing task automation etc. So knowledge of bash programming basics is important for every Linux user.
In a video that plays in a split-screen with your work area, your instructor will walk you through these steps:
Your First Bash Script (7 min)
Creating a User Input Script (4 min)
Conditions in Bash (8 min)
Loops in Bash (4 min)
Files Management (11 min)
Basic Linux commands: echo, ls, pwd
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