Password Generation and Shell Script Arguments

In this lesson, you'll learn how to generate some random data, including how to automate the process of generating a random password. We'll then look at a range of shell script statements and parameters including positional parameters, arguments, for loops, special parameters, while loops, infinite loops, shifting, and sleeping. Finally, we'll walk you through how to add users to a Linux system.

This lesson is part of the Linux Shell Scripting course. To follow along with this lesson, you can download all the necessary resources here.

Learning Objectives

• Automate the process of generating a random password
• Learn about a variety of statements and parameters that can be used in shell scripting
• Learn how to add a user to a Linux system

Intended Audience

• Anyone who wants to learn Linux shell scripting 
• Linux system administrators, developers, or programmers

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this lesson, you should have a basic understanding of the Linux command line.