Course Outline

🔹 Day 1: Mastering Bash Scripting for Linux/Unix

Session 1: Bash Essentials and Environment

• Bash shell overview and setup
• Variables, data types, and quoting
• Script execution and permissions

Session 2: Control Flow and Functions

• Conditionals (if, case) and loops (for, while)
• Functions and modular scripting
• Command-line arguments and input/output handling

Session 3: File and Process Management

• File operations and text processing (grep, awk, sed)
• Process management and job control
• Scheduling scripts with cron

Lab Activities:

• Write scripts to automate file backups and log rotation
• Create modular functions with input parameters
• Schedule automated tasks using cron jobs

🔹 Day 2: PowerShell Scripting for Windows Automation

Session 1: PowerShell Basics and Cmdlets

• PowerShell console and scripting environment
• Variables, objects, and pipeline
• Common cmdlets for file and system management

Session 2: Control Structures and Functions

• Conditional statements and loops
• Defining and using functions and scripts
• Working with modules and importing commands

Session 3: System Administration and Automation

• Managing files, registry, and services
• Remote scripting with PowerShell Remoting
• Task scheduling and event logging

Lab Activities:

• Develop scripts to automate user and group management
• Use PowerShell to query and manipulate system info
• Automate scheduled tasks and generate event reports

🔹 Day 3: Python Scripting for Cross-Platform Automation

Session 1: Python Scripting Fundamentals

• Python environment setup and syntax basics
• Data types, control flow, and functions
• File I/O and exception handling

Session 2: System Interaction and Libraries

• Using os, sys, and subprocess modules
• Parsing command-line arguments with argparse
• Working with JSON, CSV, and text files

Session 3: Automation Projects and Integration

• Automating system tasks across platforms
• Combining Python with Bash and PowerShell scripts
• Writing reusable, modular Python scripts

Lab Activities:

• Build a Python script for file system cleanup and report generation
• Automate network and process monitoring tasks
• Integrate Python scripts with existing Bash or PowerShell workflows