Unix and Linux: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fourth Edition

Chapter 10. Writing Basic Scripts

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• Creating shell scripts

• Running shell scripts

• Making scripts executable

• Getting a head start on creating scripts

• Embedding commands in scripts

• Looping scripts

• Creating if-then statements

• Accepting command-line input

• Accepting command-line input while a script is running

• Debugging scripts

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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 you probably have tired fingers by now.

Using shell scripts, you can create ...