Task Automation with Bash: A DevOps Power User's Handbook for Shell Scripting and CI/CD Excellence

By Timothy Kertzmann

Transform repetitive tasks into seamless automation with Bash scripting

Are you ready to streamline your workflows, reduce errors, and boost productivity through powerful shell scripting? This book is designed to guide you from foundational Bash scripting concepts to advanced automation workflows integral to DevOps, system administration, and continuous integration pipelines.

Task Automation with Bash offers a step-by-step mentor experience, helping you build reliable, secure, and maintainable automation scripts. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced power user, you'll gain practical skills to write scripts that manage everything from simple file operations to complex multi-host deployments and cloud orchestration.

What sets this book apart? You'll explore essential chapters including:

Getting Started with Bash: Master script basics, control flow, variables, and debugging.

Designing for Reliability: Learn defensive scripting, error handling, and automated testing.

Secure File and Data Handling: Safeguard sensitive data with best practices in permissions and secret management.

Scheduling & Repeatable Flows: Create idempotent cronjobs and manage rotating workflows.

Git-Based Automation: Automate version control processes and integrate with GitHub and GitLab CLI tools.

Docker, Containers, and Bash: Build, test, and deploy container images programmatically.

Orchestrating Deployments: Automate Kubernetes and Helm deployments with robust rollback strategies.

CI/CD Agents in Action: Incorporate Bash into GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Vault integrations for continuous delivery.

Performance & Carbon-Aware Builds: Optimize script performance and schedule environmentally conscious automation.

Each chapter provides actionable examples, clear explanations, and battle-tested best practices to ensure you can apply what you learn immediately.

Ready to elevate your automation skills and make the command line your most powerful tool? Pick up Task Automation with Bash today and start building scalable, secure, and efficient workflows that save time and reduce risk.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FHH9BG4Y
• ISBN13: 9798292345541
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"