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Learning Linux Shell Scripting. - Second Edition

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Product type Book
Published in May 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788993197
Pages 332 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Ganesh Sanjiv Naik Ganesh Sanjiv Naik
Profile icon Ganesh Sanjiv Naik

Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface 1. Getting Started and Working with Shell Scripting 2. Drilling Deep into Process Management, Job Control, and Automation 3. Using Text Processing and Filters in Your Scripts 4. Working with Commands 5. Exploring Expressions and Variables 6. Neat Tricks with Shell Scripting 7. Performing Arithmetic Operations in Shell Scripts 8. Automating Decision-Making in Scripts 9. Automating Repetitive Tasks 10. Working with Functions 11. Using Advanced Functionality in Scripts 12. System Startup and Customizing a Linux System 13. Pattern Matching and Regular Expressions with sed and awk 14. Taking Backup and Embedding Other Languages in Shell Scripts 15. Database Administration Using Shell Scripts 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

In this chapter, you learned about looping in scripts by working with for, while, and until loops. In order to repeat tasks, such as processing lists, you learned about using the for, while and dowhile loop. You also learned how to control loops using the break and continue statements.

In the next chapter, you will learn about writing new functions and calling them, sharing data between functions, passing parameters to functions, and creating a library of functions.

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