Bash Shell Tutorials

Question

What are some good bash tutorials? I would like to learn more about the bash shells commands and how to use them.

Answer 1

Advanced Bash Scripting Guide from The Linux Documentation Project pages.
(Also available as a PDF file if you prefer that).

• Recommended online resources for learning bash scripting
• How to learn your way through Linux’s shell

General search tags:

• Stackoverflow: bash+scripting, bash+script
• Serverfault: bash+scripting, bash+script, etc
• Command Line Fu -- for quick tricks (think of them as short tutorials)

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Empty at this time... :-)

• Superuser: bash+scripting, bash+script

But, don't go by that.

Answer 2

I find Greg's Bash Guide and Bash FAQ very helpful, even for beginners.

Also, I remember learning bash from Daniel Robbins' series, Bash by example, which is a very good read in my opinion.

Answer 3

If you don't mind to pay for the best resources in book format:

• http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596526788/ (Bash Cookbook)
• http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596009656/ (Learning Bash - slightly outdated)
• http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596527761/ (bash Quick Reference - I do use it frequently...)
• http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596003302/ (Unix power tools - OK, not only bash. But it's a must have)

Answer 4

This is a great video tutorial for command line editing: http://teachmetocode.com/screencasts/bash-command-line-editing/