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Troubleshooting and Debugging Bash

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

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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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