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# When prompted, enter a letter instead of a number. What happens?<br>Does the shell script allow you to enter an invalid grade like '''200''' or '''-6'''?<br><br>
# Use a text editor like vi or nano to create the text file called '''for-6.bash''' (eg. <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">vi for-6.bash</span>)<br><br>If you are using the nano text editor, refer to notes on text editing in a previous week in the course schedule.<br><br>
# Enter the following lines in your shell script:<br><span style="color:blue;font-family:courier;font-weight:bold;">#!/bin/bash<brspan style="font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">clearvalue=1<br>set 10 9 8 7 6 while [ $value -le 5 4 3 2 1<br>for x]<br>do<br> echo "$value"<br> echo $x((value=value+1)) # could also use ((value++))<br>done<br>echo "blast-off!"</span></span><br><br>
# Save your editing session and exit the text editor (eg. with vi: press '''ESC''', then type ''':wx''' followed by '''ENTER''').<br><br>
# Issue the following linux command to add execute permissions for your shell script:<br><span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">chmod u+x for-6.bash</span><br><br>