Tutorial 10 - Shell Scripting - Part 1

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INTRODUCTION TO SHELL SCRIPTING

Main Objectives of this Practice Tutorial

• Plan and create a Shell Script

• Explain the purpose of the she-bang line contained at the top of a shell script.

• Set permissions and execute shell scripts.

• Use environment and user-defined variables in shell scripts.

• Use Command Substitution and Math Operations in shell scripts

• Explain the purpose of the $? exit status and the test command.

• Use if and if-else logic statements in shell scripts.

• Use a for loop statement with a list in shell scripts.

Tutorial Reference Material

Course Notes		Linux Command/Shortcut Reference		YouTube Videos
Course Notes: PDF | PPTX		Shell Scripting Purpose Variables Environment User Defined Positional Parameters Commands / Techniques read readonly Command Substitution	Control Flow Statements Purpose test command if statement if-else statement for loop	Instructional Videos: Bash Shell Scripting - Part 1 Creating and Running a Shell Script