I found the ordering of topics confusing, especially in the first section. There's a reason beyond just tradition why the first thing you learn to do in a new programming language is print "Hello, world"--printing is the simplest thing you can do, and is necessary for practicing anything else. This course didn't cover "echo" until the *end* of the first section, having already explained the time command and sourcing and other things that aren't much practical use to a beginner. Many of the videos cover too much material at once without providing practice: the file operators one, in particular, lists ALL of the possible ways to redirect output without giving you a chance to get comfortable with the simpler ones.
I got more out of this course after watching https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-linux-shell-scripting-2018 first; it doesn't go in as much depth but I found it more beginner-friendly. Even so, I'm halfway through and I'm not sure if I'm going to finish.
Linux: Bash Shell and Scripts
With Kevin Dankwardt
Liked by 11,357 users
Duration: 2h 46m
Skill level: Beginner + Intermediate
Released: 9/16/2016
Course details
Bash scripting can help you automate routine tasks and save valuable time, whether you're a Linux user, sys admin, or software developer. Kevin Dankwardt has written thousands of bash scripts, short and long. Here he teaches you how to read and write scripts, and provides a series of scripting challenges to help you test your new skills. Learn about the bash environment, local variables, functions, loops, case statements, string operations, and coprocesses. Plus, learn how to use the text processing utilities sed and AWK to read and edit data in text files. The topics covered in this course are vital for Linux administration, and required for many Linux certifications.
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