Example Curriculum
Introduction
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Section 01: Intro to Bash Shell Scripting
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- Bash Aliases (8:24)
- Quiz for Bash Aliases
- Shell and Scripts (5:31)
- Creating Your First Script and Changing the PATH (8:56)
- Quiz for Shell, Scripts and PATH
- The Bash Shebang (4:00)
- Comments in Bash (3:50)
- Running Scripts (4:27)
- Quiz for Shebang, Comments and Running Scripts
- Challenges: Intro to Bash
- Let's Have Some Fun (+ Free Resources)
Section 02: Variables
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- Variables in Bash (9:23)
- Variable Expansion and Quoting (9:47)
- Environment and Shell Local Variables (9:24)
- Getting User Input (6:37)
- Quiz for Variables and User Input
- Positional Parameters (9:42)
- Project: How to Protect Yourself from Hackers (6:24)
- Special Parameters (3:54)
- $@ vs. $* (5:35)
- Quiz for Positional Parameters
- Challenges: Variables
- Unlimited Updates
Section 03: Shell Expansions
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- Intro to Expansions (2:07)
- Brace Expansion: String Lists (3:47)
- Brace Expansions: Sequence Lists (3:10)
- Project: Brace Expansion (6:46)
- Exercise: Imposter Syndrome (2:55)
- Tilde, Parameter and Variable Expansions (5:48)
- Quiz for Brace and Variable Expansions
- Command Substitution (6:14)
- Arithmetic Expansion (4:31)
- Process Substitution (3:24)
- Quiz for Command and Process Substitution and Arithmetic Expansion
- Word Splitting (5:22)
- Filename Expansion (Globbing) (11:11)
- Quiz for Word Splitting and Globbing
- Challenges: Shell Expansions
- Course Check-In
Section 04: Shell Operation in Depth
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- Intro to Shell Operation (2:25)
- Tokenization (4:36)
- Command Identification (6:39)
- Quiz for Tokenization and Command Identification
- Shell Expansions (1:02)
- Quote Removal (2:42)
- Redirections: Stdin and Stdout Redirections (7:09)
- Stderr Redirection (8:51)
- Quiz for Quote Removal and Redirections
- Full Recap: Hands-on Example (8:03)
- Implement a New Life System
Section 05: Program Flow in Bash
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- If, Elif and Else Statements (11:55)
- Arithmetic Comparisons (3:56)
- Multiple Condition Tests and Nested if/then Statements (8:00)
- String Comparisons (Part 1) (6:21)
- String Comparisons (Part 2) (2:54)
- Quiz for If, Elif and Else Statements
- Project: Testing Network Connections (4:42)
- The Case Statement (11:21)
- Menus in Bash (The Select Statement) (6:11)
- Quiz for Case and Select
- Project: System Administration Script Using Menus (12:08)
- List of Commands (9:31)
- Running a DOS Attack Without root Access (ulimit) (5:44)
- Challenges: Flow Control
Section 06: Loops in Bash
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- For Loops (Part 1) (4:53)
- For Loops (Part 2) (6:43)
- Quiz for For Loops
- Project: Dropping a List of IP Addresses Using a For Loop (5:00)
- While Loops (Part 1) (8:24)
- While Loops (Part 2) (9:06)
- Project: Dropping a List of IP Addresses Using While and Process Substitution (4:28)
- Loops with Break (7:07)
- Loops with Continue (2:23)
- Quiz for While Loops
- Intro to Bash Arrays (7:05)
- Arrays in Depth (8:46)
- Quiz for Arrays
- Using the Readarray Command (5:01)
- Iterating Over Arrays (3:16)
- Quiz for Readarray
- Project: Account Creation (8:37)
- Challenges: Loops
Section 07: Functions in Bash
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Where To Go From Here?
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Appendix: Linux Installation Guide
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Appendix: Using the VIM Editor
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Appendix: Cron, Anacron and Automation
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Appendix: Netfilter and Iptables Firewall
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- Introduction to Netfilter and Iptables (2:36)
- Chain Traversal in a Nutshell (1:38)
- Iptables Basic Usage (10:54)
- Iptables Options (Flags) - Part 1 (7:28)
- Iptables Options (Flags) - Part 2 (6:38)
- Where Do We Write Iptables Rules (12:53)
- Setting the Default Policy (6:53)
- Deleting the Firewall (3:39)
- Filter by IP Address (10:55)
- Filter by Port (15:38)
- Intro to Stateful Firewalls (Connection Tracking) (3:33)
- Implementing Stateful Firewalls and Iptables (7:37)
- Filter by MAC Address (8:34)
- Match by Date and Time (9:07)
- The ACCEPT and DROP Targets (5:29)
- The LOG Target (6:21)