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    The Only Bash Scripting Cheat Sheet That You Will Ever Need

    The Only Bash Scripting Cheat Sheet That


    You Will Ever Need
    Written by Bobby Iliev on Oct 19th, 2021 ・ 16245 Views ・ Report Post

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    Introduction

    No matter if you are a DevOps/SysOps engineer, developer, or just a Linux enthusiast, you can
    use Bash scripts to combine different Linux commands and automate boring and repetitive
    daily tasks, so that you can focus on more productive and fun things.

    Here you can find the completed Bash Scripting cheat sheet 👇
    Bash Script Header (Shebang)

    Option 1:

    #!/bin/bash

    Option 2:

    #!/usr/bin/env bash

    Variables

    #!/bin/bash
    name="DevDojo"
    echo "Hi there $name"

    User Input

    #!/bin/bash

    echo "What is your name?"


    read name

    echo "Hi there $name"


    echo "Welcome to DevDojo!"

    Comments
    To do that in bash you need to add the # symbol at the beginning of the line. Comments will
    never be rendered on the screen.

    # This is a comment and will not be rendered on the screen

    Arguments

    #!/bin/bash

    echo "Argument one is $1"


    echo "Argument two is $2"
    echo "Argument three is $3"

    Then run the file and pass 3 arguments:

    bash ./arguments.sh dog cat bird

    Arrays

    my_array=("value 1" "value 2" "value 3" "value 4")

    # Access a single element, this would output: value 2


    echo ${my_array[1]}

    # This would return the last element: value 4


    echo ${my_array[-1]}

    # This would output the total number of elements in the array, in our case, it is 4:
    echo "${#my_array[@]}"

    # This would output all of the elements of the array:


    printf '%s\n' "${my_array[@]}"
    Conditional Expressions

    File expressions

    ## True if file exists.


    [[ -a ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists and is a block special file.


    [[ -b ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists and is a character special file.


    [[ -c ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists and is a directory.


    [[ -d ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists.


    [[ -e ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists and is a regular file.


    [[ -f ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists and is a symbolic link.


    [[ -h ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists and is readable.


    [[ -r ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists and has a size greater than zero.


    [[ -s ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists and is writable.


    [[ -w ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists and is executable.


    [[ -x ${file} ]]

    ## True if file exists and is a symbolic link.


    [[ -L ${file} ]]

    String expressions
    # True if the shell variable varname is set (has been assigned a value).
    [[ -v ${varname} ]]

    # True if the length of the string is zero.


    [[ -z ${string} ]]

    # True if the length of the string is non-zero.


    [[ -n ${string} ]]

    # True if the strings are equal. = should be used with the test command for POSIX conforma
    [[ ${string1} == ${string2} ]]

    # True if the strings are not equal.


    [[ ${string1} != ${string2} ]]

    # True if string1 sorts before string2 lexicographically.


    [[ ${string1} < ${string2} ]]

    # True if string1 sorts after string2 lexicographically.


    [[ ${string1} > ${string2} ]]

    Arithmetic operators
    # Returns true if the numbers are equal
    [[ ${arg1} -eq ${arg2} ]]

    # Returns true if the numbers are not equal


    [[ ${arg1} -ne ${arg2} ]]

    # Returns true if arg1 is less than arg2


    [[ ${arg1} -lt ${arg2} ]]

    # Returns true if arg1 is less than or equal arg2


    [[ ${arg1} -le ${arg2} ]]

    # Returns true if arg1 is greater than arg2


    [[ ${arg1} -gt ${arg2} ]]

    # Returns true if arg1 is greater than or equal arg2


    [[ ${arg1} -ge ${arg2} ]]

    # As with other programming languages you can use AND & OR conditions:
    [[ test_case_1 ]] && [[ test_case_2 ]] # And
    [[ test_case_1 ]] || [[ test_case_2 ]] # Or

    Conditionals

    #!/bin/bash

    # Bash if statement example

    read -p "What is your name? " name

    if [[ -z ${name} ]]
    then
    echo "Please enter your name!"
    else
    echo "Hi there ${name}"
    fi

    Loops

    For loops
    #!/bin/bash

    users="devdojo, bobby, tony"

    for user in ${users}


    do
    echo "${user}"
    done

    While loops

    #!/bin/bash

    counter=1
    while [[ $counter -le 10 ]]
    do
    echo $counter
    ((counter++))
    done

    Until Loops

    #!/bin/bash

    count=1
    until [ $count -gt 10 ]
    do
    echo $count
    ((count++))
    done

    Functions
    function function_name() {
    your_commands
    }

    Example

    #!/bin/bash

    function hello(){
    echo "Hello World Function!"
    }

    hello

    Conclusion

    For a more in-depth explanations check out this online guide here:

    Bash Scripting Hands-on Guide

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