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→INVESTIGATION 2: ADDITIONAL LOOPING STATEMENTS
# '''Add execute permissions''' for the owner of this script and '''run this Bash shell script'''.<br><br>What do you notice?<br><br>Let's create another shell script to '''run a loop for each file''' that is contained in your current directory using '''command substitution'''.<br><br>
# Use a text editor like vi or nano to create the text file called '''for-4.bash''' (eg. <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">vi for-4.bash</span>)<br><br>
# Enter the following lines in your shell script:<br><span style="font-family:courier;font-weight:bold;">#!/bin/bash<br>clear<br>set $(ls)<br>echo "Here are files in my current directory:"<br>echo<br>for x<br>do<br> echo " $x"<br>done</span><br><br>
# Save your editing session and exit the text editor (eg. with vi: press '''ESC''', then type ''':x''' followed by '''ENTER''').<br><br>
# '''Add execute permissions''' and '''run''' this Bash shell script.<br><br>What do you notice?<br><br>We can reduce a line in our shell script by using '''command substitution''' in the for loop instead of using<br>the '''set''' command. Let's demonstrate this in another shell script.<br><br>