Master Linux Shell Scripting Practice Exam
Master Linux Shell Scripting Practice Exam
About Master Linux Shell Scripting Exam
Bash scripting is a powerful tool for automating tasks, managing data, and optimizing system operations. This course provides a deep dive into both foundational and advanced scripting techniques, covering shell functions, libraries, text processing with sed and awk, pattern matching with Regular Expressions (RegEx), and graphical scripting. In addition to writing efficient command-line scripts, you will learn how to create graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for enhanced user interaction. The course also explores complex text manipulation techniques using sed and awk, allowing you to handle multi-line commands, process structured data, and refine scripts for better control. By the end of the course, you will be able to write, optimize, and automate scripts for real-world applications, making you proficient in advanced scripting concepts.
Skills Required
- Basic knowledge of Linux command-line operations
- Familiarity with shell scripting fundamentals
- Understanding of file handling and text processing in Linux
Knowledge Area
- Defining and using functions in bash scripting
- Creating reusable scripting libraries
- Performing advanced text processing with sed and awk
- Using Regular Expressions (RegEx) for precise data manipulation
- Building interactive GUI-based scripts
- Mastering structured programming with gawk
Who should take the Exam?
- System administrators looking to automate processes
- Software developers who need scripting for data processing
- IT professionals seeking to enhance their scripting expertise
- DevOps engineers who want to optimize workflows using bash scripting
- Linux users interested in mastering shell scripting and automation
Course Outline
The Master Linux Shell Scripting Exam covers the following topics -
Domain 1 - Functions and Libraries in Bash Scripting
- Introduction to functions in bash scripts
- Creating and using reusable script libraries
Domain 2 - Text Processing with sed and awk
- Introduction to sed and its applications
- Using sed for text substitution and pattern matching
- Advanced sed commands for multi-line processing
- Introduction to awk for structured text processing
Domain 3 - Regular Expressions (RegEx) for Pattern Matching
- Fundamentals of Regular Expressions
- Using RegEx to filter and manipulate text data
Domain 4 - Graphical User Interface (GUI) Scripting
- Creating graphical scripts with user interaction
- Using dialog widgets for enhanced script accessibility
Domain 5 - Advanced sed Techniques
- Executing multi-line sed commands
- Using hold space for command negation in sed
Domain 6 - Advanced gawk Programming
- Managing variables and arrays in gawk
- Using structured commands for better data handling
- Formatted printing and function usage in gawk
