:You may have learned about creating and running Bash Shell Scripts in your ULI101 course. Shell scripts help Linux users and system administrators to automate repetitive tasks to become more efficient and to help them save time. You will be reviewing and building a basic Bash Shell script to generate information reports for your newly-installed Linux host machine. Take time to view Shell Scripting Tips which are located on the right-hand side.

If you require <u>'''additional practice'''</u> in creating shell scripts and using the vi text editor, run the commands in your '''Matrix''' account: <ulol><livalue="3">'''/home/murray.saul/vi-tutorial'''</li><li>'''/home/murray.saul/scripting-1'''</li></ul> '''Perform the following steps:''' # Make certain to log out of your root account and remain as a regular user.</li># <li>Open a Shell terminal and use a text editor (such as <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">vi</span></code></b> or <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">nano</span></code></b>) to create a Bash Shell script called: <b><code><span style="color:#3366CC;font-size:1.2em;">myreport.bash</span></code></b> in your current directory.</li># <li>Copy and paste the text below into your vi editing session for your file report.bash<br> (how do you copy and paste efficiently in Linux?)<br></li></ol>