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== Class Description ==
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The class: a four week course on Tues evenings covering basic and
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= Class Description =
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intermediate scripting in the bash shell.  We will examine a file with about 15
 
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lines of code together each night, modify the code, run it, and come up with
 
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our own scripts.  We will also get to know the "Advanced Bash
 
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Scripting Guide" [1] and the Gnu "Bash Reference Manual" [2] in some depth and
 
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learn to research and solve our own programming problems.  User
 
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projects are encouraged -- bring your problems and we will solve them
 
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together!
 
  
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I am a fifth year Ph D student from Berkeley in Demography, writing an
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A six-week course on Saturdays covering basic and intermediate scripting in Bash! This course will teach you all you need to know to begin writing your own scripts. You can use these to automate system administration tasks and write your own custom commands. Scripting will give you use of the full power and flexibility of Bash. The course aims to teach a strong grasp of the basic concepts through practical examples. We will teach these one at a time, with back up exercises and notes for use outside the classroom.  
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anthropology of a small  lumber town in Oregon. I have worked as a
 
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programmer in Linux for almost 10 years, and I am currently employed
 
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part time as a software project manager at Portland State.
 
  
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The first class target: Oct 28, 5:00 to 6:30, 2008. I will probably have to
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Dates and Time: Saturdays, 1:00 - 3:00pm
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take off a week and delay a class in the middle of the sequence.
 
  
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Some helpful links to get us started:
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May 15, 22, (no class Memorial Day weekend, May 29)
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June 5, 12, 19, 26
  
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http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.html
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Location: Free Geek Classroom
  
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http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
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Cost: $60 for entire series; $30 for Free Geek volunteers!
  
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http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html
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To register:
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Send an e-mail to: Laurel (laurel@freegeek.org) and to instructor Paul Munday (paul.munday@gmail.com)
  
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http://www.intuitive.com/wicked/wicked-cool-shell-script-library.shtml
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In your email, please include the following:
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* Why you want to take the class
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* Other classes you have taken at Free Geek
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* Your computer experience
  
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== Class Outline ==
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'''Please note: The class is a sequence. Please don't register if you don't think you can attend all 6 classes. There will be more chances to learn Bash at Free Geek -- promise!'''
  
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'''Day One (2008-10-28):'''  What is a "script" and what is a "variable".  We will write a simple script in nano, with comments, a "shebang" line, appropriate permissions, and simple output.  We work on the idea of a variable, using shell expansion to assign output to variables, interpolating variables,  and exporting environment variables.  We will also examine the output and input streams ("stdin", "stdout", "stderr").  We will "comment-out" code.  Finally we will talk about style, including indentation, variable names, trickiness, and comment-first scripting.
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== Class Tutor ==
  
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'''Day Two (2008-11-04):'''  "For-loops", "word splitting", and printf.  We will explore the for-loop in all its glory, going over lists stored in variables.  This will require a discussion of how Bash automatically splits strings into words and how we can control this through quoting syntax.  We will also make interesting formatting commands with the printf command.
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Paul Munday. I've worked as a Linux sysadmin for 12 years as well as an IT trainer focusing on FLOSS.
  
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'''Day Three (2008-11-11):'''  Conditionals ("if/ then" statements).  We will show how to write "if" and "case" statements, and incorporate pattern matching and "file tests" into our scripts.
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== Class Requirements ==
  
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'''Day Four (2008-11-25):'''  File input, "while-read", and useful scripting.  We will investigate how to get an input line from a file, parse it into useable pieces, and do interesting things with that data (like write a simple email "spambot").
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No previous programming experience is necessary but you will need to be familiar with use of the command line/terminal (bash shell). If you have taken the basic command line for builders class this should be sufficient. 
  
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== Class Approach ==
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= Class Outline =
  
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Each class period I will have a file of code that is on the wiki. We will go over it together, showing you how to look up questions using online documentation.  You will type examples from this wiki page, with modifications to make your own scripts, run them from the command line, and fix bugs.
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* '''Lesson 1: First Steps & Variables'''. The first lesson covers a basic introduction to scripting: what it is, and how to write one; good scripting style and how to comment your scripts; data & strings; variables --- a first building block for scripts [http://www.gatheringstorms.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bash_course:lesson_1 Class Notes]
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* '''Lesson 2: Math with Bash & Tests.''' The second lesson covers doing basic math with bash and introduces control structures, specifically tests (a.k.a conditionals). [http://www.gatheringstorms.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bash_course:lesson_2  Class Notes]
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== Code Listings and Class Notes ==
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* '''Lesson 3 : Loops.'''  More on control structures, specifically loops and how to build basic menus. [http://www.gatheringstorms.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bash_course:lesson_3 Class Notes] [http://www.gatheringstorms.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bash_course:lesson_3_exercises Sample Exercises] [http://www.gatheringstorms.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bash_course:lesson_3_answers Answers]
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* ''Lesson 4 : Arrays and Functions'' Lesson four covers arrays, a data structure with multiple elements and functions --- a useful way to reuse code and keep it organized. [http://www.gatheringstorms.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bash_course:lesson_4 Class Notes] [http://www.gatheringstorms.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bash_course:lesson_4_exercises Sample Exercises]
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=== Every day instructions ===
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* '''Lesson 5: Regular Expressions, Sed and Awk.''' Regular expressions are a handy way to match text strings, combined with sed and awk they provide a powerful way to search and edit large amounts of data. [http://www.gatheringstorms.org/wiki/doku.php?id=bash_course:lesson_5 Class Notes]
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* '''Lesson 6: Putting it all together.''' Lesson 6 will walk through the construction of a functional and useful script, step by step, so you can learn how to put them together and how you can use them for systems administration.
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Each new class, make a directory classX, cd to it, and do your work there; then if you want to send yourself the files via email you have the option.  Open two terminals and cd to this directory in both.
 
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Each time we cover a script, open a file in your favorite editor named classX-scriptY.sh where X stands for the class (1, 2, 3, 4), and Y stands for the script we are working on in class.  Type all the code in.  Save the file.  In your other terminal window, chmod 0700 the script, then try to run it.
 
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Each day please also open the three links above to the various pieces of bash documentation.  As we have questions we will try to look up the answers here rather than relying on me. (Teach a person to fish...)
 
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Note that this class will only cover the tip of the iceberg for Bash scripting; to learn more -- follow the bash links above, type in the code you find while you read the explanations, and experiment.
 
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Note also that this class is a work in progress, and I might jump into the wiki to make a change to the notes or the code for next time.  Feel free to suggest changes or ask questions, especially if you buy me dinner after class.
 
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=== First day -- scripts and variables ===
 
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What is a shell script anyway? It is ...
 
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... a file of text ...
 
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... full of unix commands, variables, and control structures ...
 
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... that usually executes from top to bottom ...
 
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... using variables to hold data ...
 
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... and loops and conditionals to do fancy programming stuff...
 
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... with a way to read input and write output ...
 
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... that probably has some "side-effects".
 
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Why learn shell?  Old-school Unix style?  Class?
 
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==== Script 1 ====
 
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Following just prints my name.  Run it as is, but then change it to print your name.
 
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<pre>
 
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#!/bin/bash
 
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#
 
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# script 1 wsprague@nospam.org 2008-10-29
 
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# Script just prints my name
 
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#
 
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FIRSTNAME='Webb'  
 
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LASTNAME='S.'
 
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echo "Hello, $FIRSTNAME $LASTNAME"
 
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</pre>
 
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Edit it by running the following: nano class1-script1.sh, then save it (ctrl-O in nano), then chmod 0700 class1-script1.sh, and  run as
 
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<pre>
 
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./class1-script1.sh
 
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</pre>
 
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in the other terminal window.
 
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==== Script 2 ====
 
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This script takes a parameter from the command line and uses it as the name: "variable expansion". Note the expansion, but also how different quotes or lack thereof have different effects.
 
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<pre>
 
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#!/bin/bash
 
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#
 
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# script 2 wsprague@nospam.org 2008-10-29
 
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# Prints names from command line
 
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#
 
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NAME=$1
 
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echo "Hello, $NAME."
 
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echo 'Hello, $NAME.'
 
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echo Hello, $NAME.
 
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echo Hello, "$NAME".
 
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echo Hello, \"$NAME\".
 
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echo "Hello, ${NAME}with text."
 
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echo "Hello, $NAMEwith text."
 
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</pre>
 
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try from the command line:  
 
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<pre>
 
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./class1-script2.sh
 
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./class1-script2.sh Foobar
 
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./class1-script2.sh "Foobar Smith"
 
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./class1-script2.sh Foobar Smith
 
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</pre>
 
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==== Script 3 ====
 
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This script does some basic math, and then outputs it using variable expansion. Check out the quoting.  Also note what happens when we try to do math on weird input.
 
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<pre>
 
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#!/bin/bash
 
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#
 
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# Script adds two numbers from command line
 
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LEFT=$1
 
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RIGHT=$2
 
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RES=$(( $LEFT + $RIGHT ))
 
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echo $(( $LEFT + $RIGHT ))
 
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echo '$(( $LEFT + $RIGHT ))'
 
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echo "$(( $LEFT + $RIGHT ))"
 
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echo "$LEFT + $RIGHT = $RES."
 
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echo '$LEFT + $RIGHT = $RES.'  # Why does this do what it does?
 
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</pre>
 
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try from the command line:
 
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<pre>
 
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./class1-script3.sh 100 10       
 
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./class1-script3.sh 'one hundred' 'ten'
 
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./class1-script3.sh 34         
 
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</pre>
 
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==== Script 4 ====
 
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  This script does some "shell expansion" using the unix command "date",
 
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    which gives a formatted string of the date; use "date --help" to see more).
 
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<pre>
 
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#!/bin/bash
 
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#
 
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# Script 4. Script calculates the year if we give it years from now.
 
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#
 
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YEAR=$( date +'%Y' )
 
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YEARS_FORWARD=$1
 
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echo "Start at year $YEAR, finish at year $(($YEAR + $YEARS_FORWARD))"
 
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</pre>
 
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<pre>
 
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./class1-script4.sh
 
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./class1-script4.sh 10
 
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./class1-script4.sh "ten"
 
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</pre>
 
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<pre>
 
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#!/bin/bash
 
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#
 
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# Script 5 takes a filename, strips any spaces from it, and moves the original file
 
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#    to the new name.
 
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RES=$( echo $1 | sed 's/ /_/g' )
 
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echo "After stripping of spaces, \"$1\" looks like \"$RES\"" # Why do we escape the quotes here?
 
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echo mv "$1" "$RES" # try this same script without "echo" here, after touching a file with a name that you put into the parameters of the script
 
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</pre>
 
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<pre>
 
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touch "a file with spaces in the name"
 
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./class1-script5.sh "a quoted filename with spaces"
 
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./class1-script5.sh an unquoted filename with spaces
 
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././class1-script5.sh a_filename_wo_spaces
 
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</pre>
 
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==== Discussion ====
 
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Coding style -- variable names, comments, indentation, trickiness.
 
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Comment first design.
 
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"Commenting out" code.
 
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=== Second day -- for-loops ===
 
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What is a for-loop?  It is a bash construct that repeatedly grabs one item from a sequence of data separated by whitespace, does something with that piece of the sequence, until there is no more data.
 
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Here is the paradigm:
 
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<pre>
 
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for VARIABLE in SEQUENCE; do
 
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  # bunch of statements in here that are done repeatedly
 
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  # referencing $VARIABLE
 
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  # more statements
 
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done
 
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</pre>
 
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==== Finger exercises ====
 
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Edit a few files with nano, find them with ls, and delete them with rm
 
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Run the command `seq 1 10` from the command line
 
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Run the command `printf "hello %s, my name is %s, I am %i years old" Tarzan Jane 32`
 
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Run the command `factor 144` from the command line
 
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==== Script 0 ====
 
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<pre>
 
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#!/bin/bash
 
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#
 
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# script 0 wsprague@nospam.org 2008-10-29
 
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# Basic for loop with seq and printf
 
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#
 
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START=$1
 
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FINISH=$2
 
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FULL_SEQ=$( seq $START $FINISH )
 
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COUNT=0
 
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printf "Start = %i,  finish = %i\n" $START  $FINISH 
 
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for X in $FULL_SEQ; do
 
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    touch "file.$X"
 
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    COUNT=$(( $COUNT+1 ))
 
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printf "finished working on %i files\n" $COUNT
 
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</pre>
 
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<pre>
 
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./class2.script0.sh 1 10
 
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./class2.script0.sh 4 14
 
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</pre>
 
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<pre>
 
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#!/bin/bash                                                                         
 
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# Do some fancy formatting with printf,                                             
 
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#    by calculating the first 10 "orders of magnitude", and printing them           
 
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echo $SEQ
 
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for I in $SEQ; do
 
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    OUT=$(( 10 ** $I ))
 
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    printf "The %3i order of magnitude = %i.\n" $I $OUT
 
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</pre>
 
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<pre>
 
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./class2.script2.sh
 
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</pre>
 
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<pre>
 
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#!/bin/bash                                                                               
 
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#                                                                                         
 
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# script 2 wsprague@nospam.org 2008-10-29                                                 
 
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# Takes a name and a number as parameters,                                                 
 
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#    factors the number, touches all files "$name.$number".                               
 
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NAME=foobar # use $1
 
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NUMBER=12  factor $NUMBER | sed 's/^[0-9]*://g' )
 
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printf "Factors working on: %s\n" "$FACTORS"
 
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echo
 
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TEST=1
 
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COUNT=0
 
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for SUFFIX in $FACTORS; do
 
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    TEST=$(($TEST * $SUFFIX))
 
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    COUNT=$(($COUNT + 1))
 
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    printf "Touched:  prefix = %s, suffix = %i\n" $NAME $SUFFIX
 
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done
 
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printf "\nFinished working on %i files\n" $COUNT
 
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</pre>
 
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<pre>
 
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./class2.script2.sh
 
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</pre>
 
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<pre>                                                                     
 
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#!/bin/bash                                                                                                     
 
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# Generate times tables by using a nested loop.                                                                 
 
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SEQ=$(seq $START $FINISH )
 
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# Print top row                                                                                                 
 
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printf "      "
 
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for x in $SEQ; do
 
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    printf "%4i " $x
 
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done
 
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printf "\n    "
 
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for x in $SEQ; do
 
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    printf "_____"
 
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done
 
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echo
 
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        printf "%4i " $(( $x * $y ))
 
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    done;
 
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printf "\n"
 
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<pre>
 
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./class2-script3.sh 1 12
 
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</pre>
 
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==== Discussion ====
 
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Debugging loops with echo statements
 
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Precalculating things like sequences
 
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Code style -- when to add whitespace between sections and stanzas
 
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=== Third day -- conditionals ===
 
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http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Conditional-Constructs
 
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What is "truth"?
 
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==== Script 1 -- determine relative order of two numbers, and check input validity ====
 
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<pre>
 
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#!/bin/bash                                                                                                     
 
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#    Also check input (finally!).                                                                                     
 
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    exit 1
 
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fi
 
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if [[ $1 ]]; then
 
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    #echo "Thanks for the shell variable" 1>&2                                                                 
 
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    shift
 
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    echo $ERROR
 
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    exit 1
 
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fi
 
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    echo "$LEFT is strictly lesser than $RIGHT _lexicographically_"
 
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    echo "$LEFT is strictly greater than $RIGHT _lexicographically_"
 
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    echo "$LEFT is strictly greater than $RIGHT _lexicographically_"
 
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fi
 
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</pre>
 
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Do the chmod 0700 etc dance.  Try this as
 
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<pre>
 
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./script1 aardvark zebra
 
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./script1 1 9
 
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./script1 10 9
 
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./script1 foo
 
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</pre>
 
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==== Script 2 -- filter prime numbers ====
 
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Prints out prime numbers, uses a lot of crazy conditional operations.
 
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<pre>
 
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#!/bin/bash
 
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#  script2.sh
 
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#  displays prime numbers less than input parameter.=
 
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# tests for input validity
 
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#  breaks out of loop once go over max
 
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#  does lots of stuff!
 
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# write a function that tweaks factor command
 
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function myfactor (){
 
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    OUT=$(gfactor $1 | sed 's/^[0-9]*: //')
 
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    echo "$OUT"
 
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}
 
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# Verify input
 
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USAGE="script2.sh num"
 
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if [[ $1 && $(echo $1 | grep '^[0-9][0-9]*$') ]]; then            ## Note boolean operator
 
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    MAX=$1;
 
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    shift
 
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else
 
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    echo $USAGE
 
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    exit 1;                    ## "1" signifies error.  Run a script and then try "echo $?"
 
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fi
 
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# Verify script has not already been run for given number
 
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if [[ -e $MAX ]]; then
 
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    echo "Already ran script for number $MAX.  rm file to do repeat." 1>&2
 
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    exit 1
 
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else
 
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    touch $MAX
 
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echo bye
 
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./script2.sh 800
 
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#
 
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    foo | bar | baz) echo "speaking unix baby-talk";;
 
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    mama | dada)
 
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        echo "speaking real baby-talk";; ## note multiline block
 
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</pre>
 
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<pre>
 
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./script3.sh
 
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./script3.sh 12
 
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./script3.sh mama
 
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./script3.sh dada
 
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</pre>
 
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==== Discussion ====
 
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=== Fourth day -- while-read and functions ===
 
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We are going to read a file with email addresses (and other information like "valid") and send spam to all of them.
 
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This is going to be a prelude to the command line social networking application we will write in the sequel to this class -- "Bash application development with SQL databases"
 
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==== Script 1 -- simple while-read ====
 
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Note that you can memorize the idiom, then figure out what each piece means.
 
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==== Script 2 -- while-read with complex processing ====
 
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==== Script 3 -- simple functions ====
 
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==== Script 4 -- "sourcing" functions with local variables ====
 
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==== Stuff ====
 
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<pre>
 
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# Take each line of stdin into FOO
 
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#  and do something with it
 
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C=1
 
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while read FOO ; do           
 
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    # files and dirs  that exist in cwd
 
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    if [[ -e $FOO ]]; then
 
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        echo "Got existing: $FOO"
 
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    fi
 
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        $PATTERN) echo "got a $PATTERN: $FOO";;
 
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        *) echo "else" > /dev/null;;
 
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    esac
 
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    C=$(( $C + 1 ))
 
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done
 
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echo "Evaluated $C files"
 
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# Nifty thing that could read a database and send out emails
 
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PSQL="/opt/local/lib/postgresql83/bin/psql"
 
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CMD=" select zcta, astext(centroid(the_geom)), 'blah blah' from  zips order by zcta "
 
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$PSQL  postgis_pdx_2008 -F ' ' -A -t -c "$CMD" | while read ZCTA POINT; do
 
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    echo "$ZCTA: $POINT.  Yippee!"
 
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done
 
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</pre>
 
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=== Fifth Day -- Discussion and accumulated questions ===
 
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Open discussion -- read manual, questions, future projects, feedback for class, teaching assistants, crazy Unix programming (APUE) - processes & interprocess communication & file descriptors, revision control, look at important FG scripts.  Discuss difference in Unix DIY and consumer software non-DIY; use cases for applications versus tools.  Discuss how you can help FG in the months and years to come with your new knowledge (scripts and sharing knowledge, but also need volunteers to teach a text editing class like the command line classes).  Projects you would like to try for personal hacking.
 
  
 
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Class Description

A six-week course on Saturdays covering basic and intermediate scripting in Bash! This course will teach you all you need to know to begin writing your own scripts. You can use these to automate system administration tasks and write your own custom commands. Scripting will give you use of the full power and flexibility of Bash. The course aims to teach a strong grasp of the basic concepts through practical examples. We will teach these one at a time, with back up exercises and notes for use outside the classroom.

Dates and Time: Saturdays, 1:00 - 3:00pm

May 15, 22, (no class Memorial Day weekend, May 29) June 5, 12, 19, 26

Location: Free Geek Classroom

Cost: $60 for entire series; $30 for Free Geek volunteers!

To register: Send an e-mail to: Laurel (laurel@freegeek.org) and to instructor Paul Munday (paul.munday@gmail.com)

In your email, please include the following:

  • Why you want to take the class
  • Other classes you have taken at Free Geek
  • Your computer experience

Please note: The class is a sequence. Please don't register if you don't think you can attend all 6 classes. There will be more chances to learn Bash at Free Geek -- promise!

Class Tutor

Paul Munday. I've worked as a Linux sysadmin for 12 years as well as an IT trainer focusing on FLOSS.

Class Requirements

No previous programming experience is necessary but you will need to be familiar with use of the command line/terminal (bash shell). If you have taken the basic command line for builders class this should be sufficient.

Class Outline

  • Lesson 1: First Steps & Variables. The first lesson covers a basic introduction to scripting: what it is, and how to write one; good scripting style and how to comment your scripts; data & strings; variables --- a first building block for scripts Class Notes
  • Lesson 2: Math with Bash & Tests. The second lesson covers doing basic math with bash and introduces control structures, specifically tests (a.k.a conditionals). Class Notes
  • Lesson 3 : Loops. More on control structures, specifically loops and how to build basic menus. Class Notes Sample Exercises Answers
  • Lesson 4 : Arrays and Functions Lesson four covers arrays, a data structure with multiple elements and functions --- a useful way to reuse code and keep it organized. Class Notes Sample Exercises
  • Lesson 5: Regular Expressions, Sed and Awk. Regular expressions are a handy way to match text strings, combined with sed and awk they provide a powerful way to search and edit large amounts of data. Class Notes
  • Lesson 6: Putting it all together. Lesson 6 will walk through the construction of a functional and useful script, step by step, so you can learn how to put them together and how you can use them for systems administration.
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