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Shell Scripting with Bash

This course teaches you how to write shell scripts for automating tasks on UNIX systems.

Reindert-Jan Ekker - Pluralsight course - Shell Scripting with Bash
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What you'll learn

Bash shell scripts allow you to automate just about any task on a UNIX system. They combine the power of all the UNIX userland utilities with a powerful scripting language. Whether you are a system administrator, a developer or a power user, shell scripts will make you more productive.

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Reindert-Jan Ekker - Pluralsight course - Shell Scripting with Bash
Reindert-Jan Ekker

After years of working in software development, Reindert-Jan Ekker switched to teaching programmers in 2010 and never looked back. He authors Pluralsight courses and teaches classes about Python, data science, devops (among others). Even though he squeezes some development jobs in here and there, teaching is his real passion and he is looking forward to share this passion with you.

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