LPI Linux Essentials Study Guide, 3rd Edition

CHAPTER 11Creating Scripts

Objective:

•   3.3 Turning Commands into a Script

 A script is a program written in an interpreted language, typically associated with a shell or other program whose primary purpose is something other than as an interpreted language. In Linux, many scripts are shell scripts, which are associated with Bash or another shell. (If you’re familiar with batch files in DOS or Windows, scripts serve a similar purpose.) You can write shell scripts to help automate tedious repetitive tasks or to perform new and complex tasks. ...