Unix and Linux: Visual Quickstart Guide, Fifth Edition

10. Writing Basic Scripts

In This Chapter

Creating a Shell Script

Running a Shell Script

Making a Script Executable

Getting a Head Start on Scripts with history

Embedding Commands

Looping Your Scripts

Creating If-Then Statements

Accepting Command-Line Arguments in Your Scripts

Accepting Input While a Script Is Running

Debugging Scripts

So far in this book, you’ve been typing commands (or perhaps combining commands), pressing , then waiting for Unix to execute the command(s) you specified...and typing in commands, pressing . You get the idea, and ...