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Tutorial10: Shell Scripting - Part 1

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INVESTIGATION 4: USING CONTROL FLOW STATEMENTS
# Issue a linux command to display the value of '''$?'''.<br>You should notice that the exit status value is now FALSE which is the correct result.<br><br>
# The '''test''' command can be abbreviated by the square brackets '''&#91; &#93;''' which contain the test condition within the square brackets. You need to have spaces between the brackets and the test condition; otherwise, you will get a test error.<br><br>
# To generate a '''test error''', copy and paste the following '''test''' command:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">&#91;$number1 -gt $number2&#93;</span><br><br>The reason for the error was that you need '''spaces ''' between the '''square brackets ''' and the '''test condition'''.<br><br>
# Copy and paste the following (correct) '''test''' command:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">&#91; $number1 -gt $number2 &#93;</span><br><br>
# Issue a command to view the value of the '''exit status''' of the previously issued '''test''' command.<br>You should notice that is works properly.<br><br>'''Let's now learn about control-flow statements:'''<br><br>'''Logic statements''' are used to create different paths or directions based on the result of testing conditions. In this tutorial, we will only focus on the '''if''' logic statement.<br><br>
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