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Build a Custom Linux MOTD with Bash and systemd!

Want to show system information at login in Linux—without relying on neofetch?
In this hands-on Linux project, you’ll build a custom Message of the Day (MOTD) that displays live system info every time you log in.

This video is designed as a learn-by-doing Linux project. You’ll write a Bash script, create a systemd service, and set up a systemd timer to automatically regenerate your MOTD. By the end, you’ll have a clean, professional login message that works across reboots and logins—no manual commands required.

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Bash Prompt Customization Guide – Make Your Linux Terminal Awesome!
Learn how to customize your Bash prompt (PS1 variable) in Linux and make your terminal look professional and functional. This complete tutorial shows you how your Bash PS1 prompt works, where to set your custom prompt, and will also point you to a couple of useful generator tools to help you create your own. In addition, you’ll see Jay’s custom bash prompt in action – and even a quick look at how to background processes. If you want to get started with customizing your Bash prompt, this is the video for you!

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Bash Scripting on Linux (The Complete Guide) Class 18 – Closing/Next Steps

Thank you so much for checking out LearnLinuxTV’s Bash scripting series! In this video, the series winds down as Jay points you to some other resources you might want to utilize in order to continue your Linux Learning journey.

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Bash Scripting on Linux (The Complete Guide) Class 17 – Backup Script

Backups – the most critical function of computing that virtually everyone ignores until they learn the hard way that they should’ve taken it more seriously. Don’t be that kind of person! You really should start taking backups seriously – so why not check out episode 17 of LearnLinuxTV’s Bash Scripting guide and learn how to back up files using a Bash Script? In fact, this is a fun video that you won’t want to miss.

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Bash Scripting on Linux (The Complete Guide) Class 16 – Arguments

There’s WAY too much arguing in the Linux community. Things like Systemd and whether it should be adopted, which desktop environment you should use, or which text editor is the best (the answer is clearly vim). But rather than argue over those things, why not learn how to supply arguments to your bash scripts? It’ll definitely be more worthwhile than obsessing over whatever Linux-related argument is currently being fussed about over on Reddit. So in this video, you’ll learn how to set up arguments in Bash scripts as well as some other fun concepts you should know.

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Bash Scripting on Linux (The Complete Guide) Class 15 – Scheduling Jobs (Part 2)

In the previous episode, you learned about the “at” command, which enables you to schedule a script to run later. In this video, we’ll take a look at the same thing again – but it’s not redundant. Actually, we’ll learn more about Cron in this video, which is the tried and true method that Linux people use to handle scheduling jobs to run at a specific time in the future.

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Bash Scripting on Linux (The Complete Guide) Class 14 – Scheduling Jobs (Part 1)

No matter how long you work in the IT field, waking up in the middle of the night to manually perform some sort of task is something that absolutely no one gets used to. And with good reason, it’s much better to schedule jobs rather than run them manually. In this video, we’ll learn about the “at” command which will help you set up a task to kick off at some point in the future.

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Bash Scripting on Linux (The Complete Guide) Class 13 – Case Statements

Welcome to LearnLinuxTV’s brand new complete course on Bash Scripting! In this 18 episode series, you’ll learn everything you need to know in order to start writing Bash scripts. Each video builds on the previous one, with additional concepts added as the series progresses. Examples will start off easy with shorter scripts, and by the end of the series you’ll be able to write more complex scripts that will actually come in handy while maintaining Linxu servers. In this episode, we’ll take a look at case statements.

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Bash Scripting on Linux (The Complete Guide) Class 12 – Functions

You’ve been learning how to become more functional in Bash throughout this series so far, but your scripts will function much better if you learn how to write functions in Bash. And that’s exactly what you’ll learn if you check out this video. Functions are super useful in scripts, so don’t take this lightly. In fact, check out this video on functions to add additional skills to your toolkit.

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Bash Scripting on Linux (The Complete Guide) Class 11 – Data Streams

Standard Output? Standard Error? Standard Input? What do those terms even refer to?! Believe it or not, these concepts aren’t all that difficult to learn. In fact, data streams like these can give you even more control over what happens in your scripts. In this video, not only will these concepts be explained, but you’ll also see them in action!

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