Using the BASH Shell - 1

CompTIA Linux+ Domain:

Domain 2.0: Systems Operations and Maintenance
Domain 5.0: Automation and Scripting

CompTIA Linux+ Objective:

Objective 2.3: Given a scenario, create, modify, and redirect files.
Objective 5.1: Given a scenario, deploy and execute basic BASH scripts. 

Overview

Fedora Workstation is a Linux distribution based on Red Hat Linux. You will be learning about the foundations of BASH, or the Bourne Again Shell, shell scripting in this lab. Shell scripting is an extremely powerful tool in a system administrator’s tool kit. It allows a system administrator to automate repetitive tasks by creating new commands in the shell. Most administrators today administrate Linux systems from the command line because of the power the shell provides to make a system administrator’s life easier and sometimes quicker.

outcomes:

In this lab, you will learn to:

  1. Explore BASH features like man pages and history.
  2. List the contents of directories, including using file globbing.
  3. Copy, move, and delete files and directories.
  4. Use shell variables.
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Key terms and descriptions

BASH Shell
The BASH shell is a Linux shell and command language. The BASH shell was released in 1989 and is the default shell on many of the modern implementations of Linux systems. The BASH shell is a command interpreter that allows system administrators to work with a Linux system at the command line.
User-Defined Variables
The ability to define variables for the temporary storage of data
Environment Variables
The environment variables form a simple and effective way to pass information about the current operating environment to the program being executed.