Bash Script Exercises

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Here are 50 Bash scripting exercises to help you master automation efficiently and explore cool use
cases. They are categorized based on difficulty and practical usage:

Basic Exercises (For Starters)

1. Write a script to display "Hello, World!" on the terminal.

2. Create a script to list all files and directories in the current directory.
3. Write a script to take user input and display it as "Welcome, [Name]!"
4. Create a script to check if a file exists and display its size.
5. Write a script to count the number of lines, words, and characters in a text file.
6. Automate the process of creating 10 empty files named `file1` to `file10`.
7. Write a script to find the current system date, time, and uptime.
8. Automate the backup of a folder to a compressed `.tar.gz` archive.
9. Create a script to display the IP address of the machine.
10. Write a script to check if a given process is running (e.g., `nginx`).

Intermediate Exercises (Practical Automation)

11. Automate user creation with a default password and set expiry for the account.
12. Write a script to monitor disk usage and send an alert if it exceeds 80%.
13. Automate searching for specific text in log files (e.g., `/var/log/syslog`).
14. Create a script to rename all `.txt` files in a directory to `.bak`.
15. Write a script to schedule a cron job for daily system updates.
16. Automate downloading a file from a URL and verifying its checksum.
17. Create a script to extract all email addresses from a given text file.
18. Automate the generation of SSH keys and configure them for remote login.
19. Write a script to monitor a folder and log any changes to its contents.
20. Automate setting up a simple HTTP server using Python or `python3 -m http.server`.

Advanced Exercises (Cool and Efficient Tasks)

21. Create a script to monitor CPU usage and kill processes exceeding a set limit.
22. Automate archiving log files older than 7 days in `/var/log`.
23. Write a script to find and delete duplicate files in a directory.
24. Automate database backups for MySQL/MongoDB and encrypt them with GPG.
25. Create a menu-driven script for common system tasks (e.g., user creation, updates).
26. Write a script to check for open ports on the system and save the results.
27. Automate setting up a LAMP/LEMP stack (Linux, Apache/nginx, MySQL, PHP).

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 28. Create a script to detect the largest files on the system and move them to a folder.
29. Write a script to automate Git operations (add, commit, push).
30. Automate transferring files between machines using SCP or Rsync.

Scripting with Networking and Security

31. Write a script to scan a network for active hosts (basic port scanning).
32. Automate detecting and blocking IP addresses with too many failed SSH login attempts.
33. Create a script to set up a simple firewall with `iptables` rules.
34. Automate capturing network traffic using `tcpdump` and save it to a file.
35. Write a script to monitor SSL certificate expiry dates for a list of domains.
36. Automate downloading, extracting, and analyzing website data with `wget` or `curl`.
37. Create a script to configure a static IP address for a machine.
38. Automate setting up VPN connections using OpenVPN.

Text Processing and Data Handling

39. Write a script to automate converting `.csv` files to `.json` using Bash tools.
40. Automate finding and replacing text in multiple files using `sed` or `awk`.
41. Create a script to sort a large text file and remove duplicates.
42. Write a script to split a text file into smaller chunks based on line count.
43. Automate generating random passwords and saving them securely.
44. Create a script to parse and display specific fields from a CSV file.

Customizing System Tasks

45. Automate creating a custom Bash prompt (`PS1`) with system info.
46. Write a script to monitor system resource usage and log hourly reports.
47. Automate creating user-specific aliases and adding them to `.bashrc`.
48. Create a script to automatically clean up temporary files every day.
49. Automate installing and updating packages for a list of software (e.g., `apt-get` or `yum`).
50. Write a script to fetch weather information from an API and display it neatly.

How to Approach the Exercises:

1. Start small: Pick 2-3 exercises daily and solve them.

2. Use comments: Add comments to your scripts for better understanding.
3. Test in safe environments: If the script modifies files or users, test in virtual environments.
4. Iterate: Refactor your scripts for readability and performance.

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 Bash Scripting Exercises
# Exercise 1: Display "Hello, World!"
echo "Hello, World!"

# Exercise 2: List all files and directories

ls -la

# Exercise 3: Take user input and display a message

read -p "Enter your name: " name
echo "Welcome, $name!"

# Exercise 4: Check if a file exists and display its size

read -p "Enter file name: " filename
if [ -e "$filename" ]; then
echo "File exists. Size: $(stat -c%s "$filename") bytes"
else
echo "File does not exist."
fi

# Exercise 5: Count lines, words, and characters in a text file

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# Exercise 6: Create 10 empty files
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# Exercise 7: Display system date, time, and uptime
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Module 1: 9:
# Exercise Introduction to `awk`
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1. What is `awk`?
A programming language for pattern scanning and processing.
Commonly used for text processing and data extraction.
2. Basic Syntax

bash

awk 'pattern {action}' file

`pattern`: Defines when the action should be performed.

`{action}`: The operation to perform on matching lines.
3. First Example

bash

awk '{print $1}' file.txt

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 Prints the first column of `file.txt`.
4. Key Features
Field and record-based processing.
In-built variables and operators.
Support for regex.

Module 2: Getting Started

1. Field Separator

bash

awk -F':' '{print $1}' /etc/passwd

`-F':'`: Sets the field separator to `:`.

2. Built-in Variables
`$0`:Entire line.
`$1, $2, ...`: Fields in a record.
`NF`: Number of fields.
`NR`: Current record number.
`FS`: Input field separator.
3. Example: Print Line Numbers

bash

awk '{print NR, $0}' file.txt

Module 3: Patterns

1. Matching Patterns

bash

awk '/pattern/ {print $0}' file.txt

Prints lines containing "pattern".

2. Negating Patterns

bash

awk '!/pattern/ {print $0}' file.txt

Prints lines that do not contain "pattern".

3. Using Multiple Patterns

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awk '/error/ || /warning/ {print $0}' log.txt

Module 4: Actions

1. Print

bash

awk '{print $1, $3}' file.txt

2. Formatting Output

bash

awk '{printf "Name: %s, Age: %d\n", $1, $2}' file.txt

3. Arithmetic Operations

bash

awk '{print $1, $2 * $3}' data.txt

4. Example: Sum of a Column

bash

awk '{sum += $2} END {print "Total:", sum}' data.txt

Module 5: Control Structures

1. `if-else`

bash

awk '{if ($3 > 50) print $1, $3; else print $1, "Fail"}' scores.txt

2. `for` Loops

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awk '{for (i=1; i<=NF; i++) print $i}' file.txt

3. `while` Loops

bash

awk '{i=1; while (i<=NF) {print $i; i++}}' file.txt

Module 6: Functions

1. Built-in Functions
String Functions:

bash

awk '{print toupper($1)}' file.txt

Math Functions:

bash

awk '{print sqrt($2)}' numbers.txt

2. User-Defined Functions

bash

awk 'function square(x) {return x*x} {print $1, square($2)}' data.txt

Module 7: Regular Expressions

1. Basic Patterns

bash

awk '/^a/ {print $0}' file.txt

Matches lines starting with `a`.

2. Advanced Patterns

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awk '/[0-9]+/ {print $0}' file.txt

Matches lines containing numbers.

Module 8: Processing Multiple Files

1. Read Two Files

bash

awk 'FNR==NR {a[$1]=$2; next} {print $1, a[$1], $2}' file1 file2

2. Merge Files

bash

awk 'NR==FNR {a[$1]=$2; next} $1 in a {print $0, a[$1]}' file1 file2

Module 9: Advanced Techniques

1. Working with Delimiters

bash

awk 'BEGIN {FS=","; OFS="|"} {print $1, $2}' file.csv

2. Extract and Analyze Data

bash

awk '{arr[$1]++;} END {for (i in arr) print i, arr[i]}' file.txt

3. Process Command Output

bash

ls -l | awk '{print $9, $5}'

Module 10: Debugging and Optimization

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 1. Debugging Mode

bash

awk -d script.awk

2. Optimizing Performance
Reduce unnecessary operations.
Use proper regex patterns.

Module 11: Practical Projects

1. Log File Analysis

bash

awk '/error/ {print $0}' /var/log/syslog

2. Data Transformation

bash

awk '{print $2, $1}' file.txt > output.txt

3. Dynamic Reports

bash

awk '{sum+=$2} END {print "Total:", sum}' sales.csv

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