Bash-Scripting-Full-Course

A personal, hands-on Bash scripting course by Fouenang Miguel Bruce (FMB237). This repository collects short examples, notes and small projects to learn common shell scripting patterns.

Goals

• Teach core Bash concepts: variables, conditionals, loops, functions, I/O, redirection, arrays, string handling and simple projects.
• Provide runnable examples you can tinker with and expand.
• Offer simple projects to practice and combine learned concepts.

Quick start

Prerequisites:

• Linux, macOS, or WSL with bash (version 4+ recommended)
• Optional: shellcheck for linting (install with your package manager)

Clone and run an example:

git clone https://github.com/FMB237/Bash-Scripting-Full-Course.git
cd Bash-Scripting-Full-Course/BashScriptingCourse
bash hello.sh
# or make executable and run
chmod +x hello.sh
./hello.sh

Repo structure

• BashScriptingCourse/
  • SimpleProjects/ - small practice projects
  • AdvanceProjects/ - larger combined examples
  • Images/ - diagrams and visuals
  • *.sh - example scripts (variables.sh, forloop.sh, functions.sh, etc.)
  • IO-RedirectionNotes.txt - short notes on I/O redirection
  • Bash Colors - ShellHacks.html - reference HTML page on Bash colors

How examples are organized

Each lesson/example file contains short comments and a runnable snippet. Recommended workflow:

1. Open the .sh file and read the comments.
2. Run it with bash or make it executable.
3. Modify variables and re-run to see effects.

Suggested learning path

1. hello.sh
2. variables.sh
3. strings.sh / StringsComparison.sh
4. forloop.sh / whileloop.sh
5. if-else.sh / case-statement.sh
6. functions.sh
7. arguments.sh / FileCondition.sh / IO-RedirectionNotes.txt
8. Arrays.sh
9. SimpleProjects/* then AdvanceProjects/*

Contributing

• Found a typo, bug, or enhancement? Open an issue or submit a PR.
• Please follow these simple rules:
  • Keep examples small and focused.
  • Add comments and expected output.
  • Add tests or example inputs where appropriate.

Recommended next steps (for repo owner)

• Add a LICENSE (MIT or CC-BY for course content).
• Add CONTRIBUTING.md and a short syllabus file (SYLLABUS.md).
• Add a GitHub Action to run shellcheck on *.sh.
• Add a table of contents (TOC.md) or use GitHub Pages to host the HTML course.

License

Add a license file (e.g., LICENSE with MIT) to clarify reuse.

Contact

Author: Fouenang Miguel Bruce — https://github.com/FMB237