Is Bash still relevant in this age of AI? Many wanted the command line bashed (pun intended), deprecated or replaced by something else. If you think it's still worth using, here's a free course from Learn Linux TV that takes you from total novice to advanced Linux CLI user.

I remember the time when the saying was "Learn Perl so you don't have to learn the Shell and its hundreds of utilities". That statement was always over-the-top as the use of the shell scripts still has not been eradicated. On the contrary, its use has increased due to the rise of containers, VM's, administering the cloud and Linux itself, as well as infiltrating Windows with WSL.

This is due of course to the timeless Unix philosophy; taking simple, high quality, components and combining them together in smart ways to obtain a complex result.

As such here I present you the "Bash Scripting on Linux" series, comprising of 18 short 5 to 25 minutes in length videos,
all collected under one Youtube playlist. These are:

• Introduction
• Hello World
• Variables
• Basic Math
• If Statements
• Exit Codes
• While Loops
• Universal Update Script
• For Loops
• Where to Store Scripts
• Data Streams
• Functions
• Case Statements
• Scheduling Jobs
• Cron Jobs
• Arguments
• Backup Script
• Closing/Next Steps

The series starts with introductory concepts and moves on to more advanced concepts, with each episode building on the last.

The instructor is Jay LaCroix, developer, book author and owner of LearnLinuxTV who has over 20 years of experience with Linux under his belt. His credentials of course attest to the course's quality.

If you've enjoyed this offering make sure to browse around Jay's Linux TV youtube channel to discover a lot of material on a lot
of Linux related topics, such as SSH, Proxmox, Administration, Tuning etc.

If you want to take your Bash experience even further, then you might want to check two other handful and free resources of Introduction to Bash Scripting ebook and Bash-Oneliner 

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