Lesson 9

Date: 3/26/2014
Linux shell scripting tutorial
Linux for Engineering and IT Applications


Shell scripting exercises

  • Create a new directory bash_scripts where you will run the shell scripting exercises.
    mkdir  bash_scripts
    cd bash_scripts
    

    Note, it is recommended to create a new script file for every exercise; make them executable; give them names with extension .sh -- it is just a convention rather than a must. The first line of a bash script starts with
    #!/bin/bash
    
    All non-executable comments in a script are prepended with #
    # For example, we list all the files in the current directory
    ls -la
    ls -l /etc  # Comment. Here, we list files in /etc directory 
    

  • Script scr1.sh is like a calculator:
    #!/bin/bash
    echo "I will work out X*Y"
    echo "Enter X"
    read X
    echo "Enter Y"
    read Y
    echo "X*Y = $X*$Y = $[X*Y]"
    
    Make the script executable and run
    chmod 755 scr1.sh
    ./scr1.sh
    


    References: for details, consult Bash Guide for Beginners


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