## ⚔️ Welcome to the **Adventurer's Guide to Bash**  --- Choose your **experience level** to begin your journey: #### Level 1 - No Adventuring Experience > _No experience required._ > > _Maybe you've copy/pasted commands into a terminal before._ > > _You might even use the terminal daily._ > > _But do you know the difference between Bash and other shells?_ > > _Experienced users, click through as a quick prerequisite._ > > _Head on over to [[Prepare for Adventure]]!_ #### Level 3 - Alchemist's Apprentice > _You know the basics. You've done a bit of scripting before._ > > _You may know some of these commands: `ls`, `rm`, `grep`, `sed`._ > > _Heck, you might even write Bash scripts, yourself!_ > > _But can you name all of the different types of Bash variables?_ > > _What is the difference between `declare` and `local`?_ > > _**Learn Bash the way you'd learn a programming language!**_ > > _Head on over to the [[Adventurer's Guide/Adventurer's Guide|Adventurer's Guide]]!_ #### Level 5 - Goblin Fighter > _You're experienced with Bash._ > > _You know Bash variables, functions, conditionals, and loops._ > > _You have written Bash shell scripts and know how to use `$1`._ > > _But are you comfortable writing complex Bash programs?_ > > _Have you written unit tests for your programs?_ > > _Have you parsed complex arguments?_ > > _Follow along as we craft a Bash program from start to finish!_ > > _Head on over to [[The Adventure Begins]]!_ #### Level 10 - Slayer of Dragons > _You've done this before. Lots of times._ > > _Unit tests? Yep, you always use them for Bash programs._ > > _Have you written programs which are extensible via functions?_ > > _Have you written a file parser? Or a testing framework?_ > > _Have you written a website in Bash? Or a chat application?_ > > _How about a video game? Or a Bash program with a database?_ > > _Some of are more practical than others, but they're all **fun!**_ > > _Pick a fun **side-quest** and walk through making a fun app!_ > > _Head on over to [[Choose Your Own Adventure]]._ --- #### Preface Read the book preface: [[Preface]] #### About the Author Find out more about the author: [[About the Author]] #### About the Book How is this book different from other books about Bash? Read the philosophy behind this book: [[About the Book]] #### GitHub Source [View the source][GitHub] (_and submit bugs/requests_) on [GitHub][] [GitHub]: https://github.com/beccasaurus/adventurers-guide-to-bash/