Bash Scripting for Beginners: Complete Guide to Getting Started - Functions (Part 12)

You've been learning how to become more functional in Bash throughout this series so far, but your scripts will function much better if you learn how to write functions in Bash. And that's exactly what you'll learn if you check out this video. Functions are super useful in scripts, so don't take this lightly. In fact, check out this video on functions to add additional skills to your toolkit.
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Time Codes
00:00 - Intro
00:43 - Introducing Functions into our "Updater" script
05:39 - Further explanation of functions and why they're useful in Bash
07:25 - An example run of a script that utilizes functions
OTHER BASH SCRIPTING SERIES EPISODES
- Class 01 Introduction: https://linux.video/bash1
- Class 02 Hello World: https://linux.video/bash2
- Class 03 Variables: https://linux.video/bash3
- Class 04 Math Functions: https://linux.video/bash4
- Class 05 If Statements: https://linux.video/bash5
- Class 06 Exit Codes: https://linux.video/bash6
- Class 07 While Loops: https://linux.video/bash7
- Class 08 Universal Update Script: https://linux.video/bash8
- Class 09 For Loops: https://linux.video/bash9
- Class 10 Where To Store Your Scripts: https://linux.video/bash10
- Class 11 Data Streams: https://linux.video/bash11
- Class 12 Functions: https://linux.video/bash12
- Class 13 Case Statements: https://linux.video/bash13
- Class 14 Scheduling Jobs (Part 1): https://linux.video/bash14
- Class 15 Scheduling Jobs (Part 2): https://linux.video/bash15
- Class 16 Arguments: https://linux.video/bash16
- Class 17 Building a Backup Script: https://linux.video/bash17
- Class 18 Closing: https://linux.video/bash18
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