Bash Cookbook: Leverage Bash scripting to automate daily tasks and improve productivity

By 作者: Ron Brash – Ganesh Naik

ISBN-10 书号: 1788629361
ISBN-13 书号: 9781788629362
出版日期: 2018-07-31
pages 页数: 467

In Linux, one of the most commonly used and most powerful tools is the Bash shell. With its collection of engaging recipes, Bash Cookbook takes you through a series of exercises designed to teach you how to effectively use the Bash shell in order to create and execute your own scripts.
The book starts by introducing you to the basics of using the Bash shell, also teaching you the fundamentals of generating any input from a command. With the help of a number of exercises, you will get to grips with the automation of daily tasks for sysadmins and power users. Once you have a hands-on understanding of the subject, you will move on to exploring more advanced projects that can solve real-world problems comprehensively on a Linux system. In addition to this, you will discover projects such as creating an application with a menu, beginning scripts on startup, parsing and displaying human-readable information, and executing remote commands with authentication using self-generated Secure Shell (SSH) keys.
By the end of this book, you will have gained significant experience of solving real-world problems, from automating routine tasks to managing your systems and creating your own scripts.
Contents
1: CRASH COURSE IN BASH
2: ACTING LIKE A TYPEWRITER AND FILE EXPLORER
3: UNDERSTANDING AND GAINING FILE SYSTEM MASTERY
4: MAKING A SCRIPT BEHAVE LIKE A DAEMON
5: SCRIPTS FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION TASKS
6: SCRIPTS FOR POWER USERS
7: WRITING BASH TO WIN AND PROFIT
8: ADVANCED SCRIPTING TECHNIQUES
What You Will Learn
Understand the basics of Bash shell scripting on a Linux system
Gain working knowledge of how redirections and pipes interact
Retrieve and parse input or output of any command
Automate tasks such as data collection and creating and applying a patch
Create a script that acts like a program with different features
Customize your Bash shell and discover neat tricks to extend your programs
Compile and install shell and log commands on your system’s console using Syslog
Authors
Ron Brash
Ron Brash was the CTO and co-founder of a successful technology consultancy company that provides services in a multitude of domains, but primarily in FOSS and Linux. For over 7 years, he has worked on embedded systems, which provide security and network connectivity in industrial control systems and SCADA networks, all running an optimized embedded Linux. He participates regularly at FOSS and community events, providing feedback and mini-seminars where appropriate. He loves to share knowledge.
Ganesh Naik
Ganesh Naik is an author, consultant, and corporate trainer for embedded Android, embedded Linux, IoT, and ML-related product development. He has over 20 years of experience and project accomplishment in IT. He has been a corporate trainer for Indian Space Research Organization, Intel, GE, Samsung, Motorola, Penang Skills Development Center, and various firms in Singapore and India. He has started a company called Levana Technologies, which works with organizations for consulting and training activities.