Shell Scripting is an important skill to master in the domain of system administration. Developing scripts to replace manual tasks ensures that commands are executed in the right sequence, with the right parameters, and can be done so repeatedly without fear of mistakes. This learning path teaches you how to perform Shell Scripting to automate and remove toil from your day to day job role.
The content in this learning path will teach you Shell Scripting to a level 2 standard.
Learning Objectives
- Be able to develop Bash scripts to automate and remove toil in Linux environments
- Be able to develop Powershell scripts to automate and remove toil in Windows environments
- Be able to schedule scripts to execute automatically using services such as crontab
- Be able to manage and maintain scripts Vim


Jeremy is a Content Lead Architect and DevOps SME here at Cloud Academy where he specializes in developing DevOps technical training documentation.
He has a strong background in software engineering, and has been coding with various languages, frameworks, and systems for the past 25+ years. In recent times, Jeremy has been focused on DevOps, Cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), Security, Kubernetes, and Machine Learning.
Jeremy holds professional certifications for AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes (CKA, CKAD, CKS).