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1. Introduction to operating systems
While web developers primarily focus on coding web applications and front-end development, having a good grasp of operating systems is essential for ensuring the compatibility, security, performance, and reliability of their applications, as well as for troubleshooting and optimizing various aspects of web development.
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2. Introduction to data networks
Networking is an integral part of web development because web applications rely on network communication to function. A solid understanding of networking concepts and practices is essential for building secure, performant, and reliable web applications.
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3. The shell. Linux commands
Knowing Linux commands for a system administrator or even a software developer is of utmost importance because most servers run on a Linux or Unix operating system.
- 3.1 ls : showing files
- 3.2 file permissions
- 3.3 mkdir. Creating directories
- 3.4 rmdir. Deleting directories
- 3.5 Moving/renaming files and directories
- 3.6 Other commands
- 3.7 Mounting units
- 3.8 Daemons
- 3.9 What processes are running?
- 3.10 Who am I and where am I?
- 3.11 Files has its owner
- 3.12 Other commands
- 3.13 Users
- 3.14 The /etc/passwd file
- 3.15 The /etc/group file
- 3.16 Links
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4. Shell script
In this chapter I want you to learn shell script but based on examples. Once you see the example I will propose another very similar one. If you do it and it works great, that means that not only do you understand the exercise but you are able to perform similar exercises. Keep in mind that with shell scripts you have to be patient. Misplaced whitespace can even cause a script to not work. If that happens, take a deep breath, be patient and persist, you will surely find the solution to the problem.
- 4.1. Your first shell script
- 4.2. Adding comments to your shell script
- 4.3. Variables in bash
- 4.4. Functions in bash
- 4.5 Conditional sentences
- 4.6. Repetitive sentences. Loops
- 4.7. Returning to functions
- 4.8. Arguments passed to a shell script.
- 4.9. Interaction with the user.
- 4.10. Using bash as a calculator
- 4.11. The expr command
- 4.12. What is the exit command and exit status?
- 4.13. File comparisons.
- 4.14. Comparisons of integers.
- 4.15. The shift command.
- 4.16. The let command and the arithmetic operators.
- 4.17. Logical operators.
- 4.18. The generation of random numbers.
- 4.20. C-style variables.
- 4.21. Menus in shell scripts.
- 4.22. Length of a string.
- 4.23. Finding out the numerical position of a substring in a string.
- 4.24. Extraction of a substring.
- 4.25. Deleting a substring.
- 4.26. Replacing a substring.
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5. NETWORKING
4.9. Interaction with the user.
Scripts, as a general rule, are not very interactive, but in some cases, such as menus, it is necessary to ask the user to choose an option, request information, etc.
We do these interactive readings with users using the read command. Let’s look at a very simple example of a script with a read command:
#!/bin/bash
echo Please enter your name
read NAME
echo “Hello $NAME, how are you?”
Even if you want, you can put several readings in the same order read:
#!/bin/bash
echo Please enter your first and last name
read NAME SURNAME
echo “Hello $NAME $LAST NAME, how are you?”
There is a slightly more professional way to read variables and that is to add the -n option.
echo -n «Enter a parameter:»
read VAR
echo “The parameter value is $VAR”
This way it reads the parameter on the same line that writes the text and not on the next one.