The primary purpose of this chapter is to give you enough knowledge about the Linux shell/Bash to get you up and running, as that the remainder of the book will just fall into place.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Getting started with Bash and CLI fundamentals
- Creating and using basic variables
- Hidden Bash variables and reserved words
- Conditional logic using if, else, and elseif
- Case/switch statements and loop constructs
- Using functions and parameters
- Including source files
- Parsing program input parameters
- Standard in, standard out, and standard error
- Linking commands using pipes
- Finding more information about the commands used within Bash
This chapter will set you up with the basic knowledge needed ...
