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The glue that chains every tool you already use.

14 modules · 17 lessons published · beginner-friendly

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Overview

Bash is the language of the Linux environment itself. This course teaches you to chain tools into pipelines — pipe subfinder into httpx, filter with grep, process with awk — and to write the recon, log-analysis, cloud, and post-exploitation scripts that make a pentester fast. Most of the value is in the pipelines, not any single command.

Why learn Bash

  • You already live on Linux — Bash automates what you do by hand all day.
  • Recon pipelines, log triage, and post-exploitation scripting are all Bash.
  • It composes every other tool: the pipeline is the product.

What you'll build

End-to-end recon pipelinesLog attack-pattern scannersLinux assessment and SUID-discovery scriptsPost-exploitation situational-awareness one-liners

Security applications

  • Reconnaissance and bug-bounty automation pipelines
  • Log analysis for attack detection
  • Linux privilege-escalation assessment (SUID, capabilities, env secrets)
  • Cloud enumeration with the AWS/Azure/GCP CLIs
  • Post-exploitation situational awareness scripting

Tools built with Bash

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Full curriculum

1 Linux Fundamentals 3 lessons

Shell, file system, permissions, users, groups, environment variables, and processes.

2 Bash Fundamentals 1 lessons

Variables, strings, arrays, functions, loops, conditions, arguments, exit codes, and I/O.

3 File Operations 1 lessons

find, locate, ls, cp, mv, rm, chmod, and chown as security tools.

4 Text Processing 2 lessons

grep, sed, awk, cut, sort, uniq, tr, and xargs for secrets, endpoints, and logs.

5 Recon Automation 1 lessons

Building pipelines with subfinder, assetfinder, amass, httpx, katana, gau, and nuclei.

6 JavaScript Recon Workflows 1 lessons

Extracting endpoints, secrets, and routes from JS files at scale.

7 API Recon Workflows 1 lessons

Endpoint, parameter, Swagger, and GraphQL discovery.

8 Log Analysis 1 lessons

Analyzing Apache, Nginx, IIS, and authentication logs for attacks.

9 Linux Security Assessment Automation 1 lessons

User enumeration, permission analysis, SUID, and capability discovery.

10 Cloud Automation 1 lessons

Security-focused AWS, Azure, and GCP CLI workflows.

11 Red Team Bash 1 lessons

Infrastructure automation, data collection, reporting, and operational scripting.

12 Advanced Bash 1 lessons

Pipes, redirection, process substitution, job control, and signal handling.

13 Bash for Bug Bounty Hunting 1 lessons

Complete recon, endpoint, secret, parameter, and content-discovery workflows.

14 Bash for Professional Pentesters 1 lessons

How experienced pentesters, red teamers, and consultants use Bash daily.

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