Black Hat Bash

1 BASH BASICS

Bash is a command language interpreter that provides an environment in which users can execute commands and run applications. As penetration testers and security practitioners, we frequently write bash scripts to automate a wide variety of tasks, making bash an essential tool for hackers. In this chapter, you’ll set up your bash development environment, explore useful Linux commands to include in future scripts, and learn the fundamentals of the language’s syntax, including variables, arrays, streams, arguments, and operators.

Environmental Setup

Before you begin learning bash, you need both a bash shell running in a terminal ...