Troubleshooting and Debugging Bash

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

Tags

Bash Courses Linux Courses Regular Expressions Courses Version Control Courses Shell Scripting Courses Command Line Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn how to how to effectively troubleshoot and debug Bash scripts.

Syllabus

Introduction

Bash scripting basics
What you should know

1. Choosing an Editor

Research
Automatic code completion
Resizing text
Collapse code
Colored text

2. Formatting and Testing

Archiving work
Style guides
Script permissions
Escaping spaces
Case sensitivity
Testing in real life

3. Organization

Comment your script
Change logging
Placement of variables
Segment code into functions
Testing regular expressions

4. Troubleshooting Errors in Code

Find open arguments
Echo out progress
Piping status
Testing functions
Environment variables
Replacing variables
Math challenges

5. Reusing Code

Help
Reverse engineering
Cross-platform quirks
Learning commands
Reading man
Code repositories

Conclusion

Additional resources for Bash

Taught by

Sean Colins

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