Unix Shell Scripting Certification Training

Module 1: Unix Environment & Shell Basics

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Unix philosophy, terminal emulators, shell types, environment variables

• Hands-on: Navigate the filesystem, customize your prompt, and use shell built-ins

Module 2: File & Directory Management

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Filesystem hierarchy (/, /etc, /home), permissions (chmod, chown), links

• Hands-on: Organize files, change ownership and permissions, and create hard/soft links

Module 3: Text Processing & Filters 

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: cat, more/less, head/tail, piping, and redirection

• Hands-on: Chain filters to extract and summarize log file contents

Module 4: Advanced Text Tools – grep, awk, sed

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Pattern matching with grep, field processing with awk, stream editing with sed

• Hands-on: Write one-liners to parse CSVs, transform configuration files, and batch-edit logs

Module 5: Shell Scripting Essentials

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Script structure, shebang, variables, positional parameters, quoting rules

• Hands-on: Create scripts to automate backups and environment setup

Module 6: Control Structures & Functions

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: if/elif/else, case, loops (for, while), defining and using functions

• Hands-on: Develop a deployment script with argument parsing and reusable functions

Module 7: Process Management & Job Control

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: Foreground vs. background processes, ps, top, kill, bg/fg, cron jobs

• Hands-on: Schedule recurring tasks with cron and manage long-running jobs

Module 8: User, Group, & Package Management

⏳ 1 week

• Topics: /etc/passwd and /etc/group, useradd/usermod, package managers (apt/yum)

• Hands-on: Add/remove users and install software packages in a sandbox environment

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