Writing Shell Scripts
Placing multiple commands on a single line, either by using the semicolon or piping, is a great way to process data, but it can still get rather tedious. Each time you want to run a set of commands, you need to type them all at the command prompt.
However, Linux also allows us to place multiple commands in a text file, then run the text file as a program from the command line. This is called a shell script, because we’re scripting out commands for the Linux shell to run.
Shell script files are plain text files. To create a shell script file, you just need to use any text editor that you’re comfortable with. If you’re working from a KDE-based graphical desktop, you can use the KWrite or Kate programs, or if you’re using ...
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