Unix shell scripting with ksh/bash

1.	What is a shell script
2.	Why use shell scripts
	Typical uses
3.	History
4.	Feature comparison
	Core Similarities (and recap of basic command line usage) Principal Differences
5.	Other scripting languages
6.	ksh/bash vs sh
7.	Basics
	Exit status
8.	Filename Wildcards
9.	Variables
	Setting and exporting variables Using variables Conditional modifiers Variable assignment command prefix
10.	Preset Variables
	Login environment Shell internal settings Process ID variables ksh/bash additional features
11.	Arguments
	Setting new positional arguments
12.	Shell options
13.	Command substitution
	sh syntax ksh/bash syntax
14.	I/O redirection and pipelines
	Output redirection Input redirection Command pipelines
15.	Input and output
	Script output Script input
16.	Conditional Tests
	File tests Character string tests
17.	Conditional Tests (contd.)
	Arithmetic tests Additional tests for [[...]] (ksh and bash) Negating and Combining tests
18.	Flow control
	Conditional execution: if/else Looping: 'while' and 'for' loops
19.	Flow control (contd.)
	Case statement: pattern matching Miscellaneous flow control and subshells
20.	Conditional test examples
21.	Miscellaneous
22.	Manipulating Variables
	Text variables Numeric variables
23.	Functions
	Defining functions Calling functions. Reuseable functions
24.	Advanced I/O
	Redirecting for the whole script Explicitly opening or duplicating file descriptors Input and output to open file descriptors (ksh) Closing file handles
25.	Wizard I/O
	Pass stderr of a command into a pipeline for further processing Capture the exit status of a command in the middle of a pipeline
26.	Coprocesses
	ksh coprocesses
27.	Arrays
28.	Signals
29.	Security
30.	Style
	When not to use shell scripts
31.	Examples
32.	Common external commands
	Listing, copying and moving files and directories Displaying text, files or parts of files Compression and archiving Sorting and searching for patterns System information (users, processes, time) Conditional tests Stream Editing Finding and comparing files Arithmetic and String Manipulation Merging files
33.	References
	Books Online Resources Unix-like shells and utilities for Microsoft Windows