Unit 1: Introduction to Shell Scripting
• What is a shell script?
• Types of shells: bash, sh, etc.
• Setting up the development environment: Terminal emulators, text editors.
• Basic shell commands: ls, cd, mkdir, rm, cp, mv, echo, etc.
• Variables and data types: String, integer, and basic types.
• Writing and running simple scripts.
• Permissions and execution: chmod, shebang
Unit 2: Control Structures and Flow Control
• Conditional statements: if, else, elif.
• Comparison operators
• Logical operators
• Looping structures
• Break and continue statements.
• Case statements: switch-like behavior in shell scripts.
Unit 3: Input and Output Handling
• Reading user input: read command.
• Command line arguments
• Output redirection
• Pipes and filters: |, grep, awk, sed.
• Here documents: << syntax for multiline input.
Unit 4: Functions and Script Organization
• Defining and using functions.
• Passing arguments to functions.
• Return values from functions.
• Local and global variables.
• Modularizing scripts: breaking down large scripts into functions.
• Script organization best practices.
Unit 5: String Manipulation and Regular Expressions
• String concatenation and interpolation.
• String manipulation: length, substring extraction, searching.
• Regular expressions: basic syntax and usage.
• Pattern matching with grep, sed, and awk.
Unit 6: Advanced Topics
• Arrays: declaring, accessing elements, looping through arrays.
• Associative arrays (dictionaries): key-value pairs.
• File handling: reading, writing, appending.
• Exit status and error handling: exit codes, trap command.
• Advanced scripting techniques and tips.
Unit 7: Practical Projects
Unit 8: Projects and Assessment
• Students work on individual or group projects.
• Project presentations and code reviews.
• Assessment of scripting skills through practical tasks.
• Wrap-up and discussion on future learning paths.
• Remember, the actual duration of each unit may vary based on the pace of
the course and the level of expertise of the participants. Additionally,
practical exercises, assignments, and real-world examples should be
integrated throughout the course to reinforce learning