Computer Science / Bash

Automate Daily Development Tasks with Bash

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Overview

Humans were never meant to repeat joyless tasks in a precise manner, over and over and over. Computers are meant precisely for these types of tasks.
Bash is a ubiquitous technology in web development that gives you the immense power of automating repetitive tasks you find yourself performing throughout the day.
The topics we cover will give you confidence in creating build scripts that run on continuous integration servers or quickly testing and debugging an API with curl.

Syllabus

Course Overview: Automate Daily Development Tasks with Bash
Navigate the Filesystem in Bash
View Files and Folders in Bash
Create and Delete Files and Folders in Bash
Move and Copy Files and Folders with Bash
Find Files and Folders with `find` in Bash
Search for Text with `grep`
Make HTTP Requests in Bash with `curl`
Create and Run Bash Scripts with Command Line Arguments
Store and Use Values with Bash Variables
Understand and Use Functions in Bash
Understand Exit Statuses in Bash
Use Conditional Statements in Bash
Chain Commands with Pipes and Redirect Output in Bash

Taught by

Cameron Nokes

Computer Science / Bash

Automate Daily Development Tasks with Bash

Automate Daily Development Tasks with Bash

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