# Issue a Linux command to <u>change</u> to the '''advanced''' directory.<br><br>
# Issue a Linux command to <u>confirm</u> you are located in the '''advanced''' directory.<br><br>In a previous tutorial, you learned how to use the '''if''' control-flow statement. You will now learn to use the '''if-else''' statement<br>to take two different actions based on if the condition tests either TRUE or FALSE.<br><br>
# Use a text editor like vi or nano to create the text file called '''if-3.bash''' (eg. <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">vi if-3.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;font-weight:bold">#!/bin/bash<br>clear<br>read -p "Enter the first number: " num1<br>read -p "Enter the second number: " num2<br>if [ $num1 -gt $num2 ]<br>then<br> echo "The first number is greater than the second number."<br>else<br> echo "The first number is less than or equal to the second number."<br>fi</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 if-3.bash</span><br><br>
# Run your shell script by issuing: <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">./if-3.bash</span><br><br>What do you notice? Try running the script several times with numbers different and equal to each other to<br>confirm that the shell script works correctly.<br><br>It would be nice to have a separate result of the numbers are equal to each other.<br>In order to achieve this, you can use an '''if-elif-else''' statement.<br><br>
# Use a text editor like vi or nano to create the text file called '''if-4.bash''' (eg. <span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-family:courier;">vi if-4.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;font-weight:bold">#!/bin/bash<br>clear<br>read -p "Enter the first number: " num1<br>read -p "Enter the second number: " num2<br>if [ $num1 -gt $num2 ]<br>then<br> echo "The first number is greater than the second number."<br>elif [ $num1 -lt $num2 ]<br>then<br> echo "The first number is less than the second number."<br>else<br> echo "The first number is equal to the second number."<br>fi</span><br><br>
