Chapter 10. Writing Basic Scripts
Chapter contents
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
So far in this book, you've been typing in commands (or perhaps combining commands), pressing 
, then waiting for UNIX to execute the command(s) you specified…and typing in commands, pressing 
, and waiting for UNIX…and typing ...
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