Introduction to Linux: Bash Scripting

Overview

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Learn about Bash scripting, a powerful way to combine Bash commands.
Continue your Linux learning journey with Introduction to Linux: Bash Scripting. Dive into the Linux shell, aka Bash and learn how to use text commands to navigate through a file system and view and change files. Use Bash commands and write Bash scripts that allow you to automate tasks and power up what you can do in Linux.

### Skills you’ll gain
- Access documentation in Linux
- Write Bash scripts
- Use open-source scripts

### Notes on Prerequisites
We recommend that you complete [Introduction to Linux: Installation](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/introduction-to-linux-installation) before completing this course.

Syllabus

Linux Bash Utilities: We will learn about useful utilities in the Linux shell (Bash)!

Informational: Linux Bash Utilities
Lesson: Linux Shell Utilities
Quiz: Linux Shell Utilities
Article: Off-Platform Project: Compressing NASA’s Media Files

Bash Scripting: Learn about Bash scripting, a powerful way to combine Bash commands.

Informational: Bash Scripting: What & Why?
Lesson: Learn Bash Scripting
Quiz: Bash Scripting
Project: Build a Build Script

Practice Bash Scripting in Linux: Practice writing functional bash writing scripts to power up your abilities in Linux!

Full content available April 2022.

Informational: Bash Scripting In Application
Lesson: Bash Scripting In Application
Quiz: Bash Scripting in Linux
Article: Off-Platform Project: What's the Hottest City?
Informational: Next Steps