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→INVESTIGATION 3: USING CONTROL FLOW STATEMENTS IN SHELL SCRIPTS
# 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 if-2.bash</span><br><br>
# Run your shell script by issuing: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">./if-2.bash</span><br><br>Confirm that the output indicated a correct result.<br><br>What happens when you enter a first number that is less than or equal to the second number?We will learn about if-else and if-elif-else statements in a couple of weeks.<br><br>'''Loop statements''' are used to provide repetition in a shell script. In this tutorial, we will only focus on the '''for''' loop statement.<br><br># Use a text editor like vi or nano to create the text file called '''for-1.bash''' (eg. <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">vi if-2.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="font-family:courier;">#!/bin/bash<br>clear<br>for 5 4 3 2 1<br>do<br> echo $x<br>done<br>echo "blast-off!"</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-1.bash</span><br><br># Run your shell script by issuing: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">./for-1.bash</span><br><br>
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