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The document provides a comprehensive guide on shell scripting in Linux, detailing steps to create and execute scripts, including examples of for loops, while loops, if-else statements, variables, and switch-case programs. It emphasizes the importance of setting executable permissions and demonstrates how to interact with users through input and output. Additionally, it includes sample outputs for various scripts to illustrate their functionality.

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Linux_ShellScripting-1

The document provides a comprehensive guide on shell scripting in Linux, detailing steps to create and execute scripts, including examples of for loops, while loops, if-else statements, variables, and switch-case programs. It emphasizes the importance of setting executable permissions and demonstrates how to interact with users through input and output. Additionally, it includes sample outputs for various scripts to illustrate their functionality.

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Shell Scripting in Linux

Steps to start your scrtipt:-


Step1: Check your current working directory by executing pwd
Step2: Create a directory named Scripts(any directory you can
make)
Step 3: Check your terminal by running the echo $0 command
Output should be -bash.
Step 4: Now start writing your first script using vi editor or touch.
File extension – “.sh” ( preferred – vi filename.sh )
Type “vi filename.sh”
Please make sure that vi editor should be in insert mode if not
press i
#!/bin/bash – to be included at the top of every script you will
make.
Type echo Hello, Welcome to Shell Scripting!
Press Esc key and then type :wq to save and exit
Checking the output:
Condition:
First check the contents using ls -lt , Initially you only have the
read and write permission…..
You need to add permission to user to execute also….

Do this by executing the following command:-


chmod u+x filename.sh
For checking the granted permission again hit
ls -lt or ls -ltr
The first column should be similar to this –
“-rwxr--r-- 1 <username> <username> 30 Feb 25 22:49
helloWorld.sh “

For loop program-


#!/bin/bash

count=1
num=5

while [ $count -le $num ]


do
echo Numbers are $count
let count++
done

Output-
Number is 1
Number is 2
Number is 3
My task is Coding
My task is Browsing
My task is Calling
My task is Sleeping

While loop program-


#!/bin/bash
count=1
num=5

while [ $count -le $num ]


do
echo Numbers are $count
let count++
done

Output-
Numbers are 1
Numbers are 2
Numbers are 3
Numbers are 4
Numbers are 5

For running the script, type


./filename.sh

If-else Program-
#!/bin/bash
echo Hi User!
echo What is your name?
read name
echo Hey $name, Welcome to Online Portal for
Elections Status...
echo Please enter your age:
read age

if [ $age -ge 18 ]
then
echo You can vote!
else
echo Sorry $name, You cannot vote!
Fi

Output-

Hi User!
What is your name?
Garvit
Hey Garvit, Welcome to Online Portal for Elections
Status...
Please enter your age:
19
You can vote!

Variables Program-
#!/bin/bash

name=Garvit
age=19
echo My name is $name and my age is $age

Output-
My name is Garvit and my age is 19

Switch-case Program-
#!/bin/bash

echo Hi, Welcome to E-Learning Platform for Linux


echo Enter your name:
read name

echo Welcome $name, Please choose any option from


below:
echo
echo 1 = To print the current date
echo 2 = To list all the files in current directory
echo 3 = Show current path
echo
read choice

case $choice in
1)date;;
2)ls -ltr;;
3)pwd;;
*)echo Invalid choice detected....Exitting the
program..Bye!!
esac

Output-
If we enter the choice – 1
Hi, Welcome to E-Learning Platform for Linux
Enter your name:
Garvit
Welcome Garvit, Please choose any option from
below:

1 = To print the current date


2 = To list all the files in current directory
3 = Show current path

1
Mon Feb 27 10:08:24 IST 2023

If we enter the choice – 2


Hi, Welcome to E-Learning Platform for Linux
Enter your name:
Garvit
Welcome Garvit, Please choose any option from below:

1 = To print the current date


2 = To list all the files in current directory
3 = Show current path

2
total 0
-rwxr--r-- 1 chugh09 chugh09 30 Feb 25 22:49 helloWorld.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 chugh09 chugh09 73 Feb 25 22:54 variables.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 chugh09 chugh09 94 Feb 25 22:57 linux_commands_printing.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 chugh09 chugh09 169 Feb 25 23:01 user_input.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 chugh09 chugh09 253 Feb 25 23:45 if_else.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 chugh09 chugh09 407 Feb 25 23:58 cases_script.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 chugh09 chugh09 138 Feb 26 00:38 for_loop.sh
-rwxr--r-- 1 chugh09 chugh09 100 Feb 26 00:48 while_loop.sh
-rw-r--r-- 1 chugh09 chugh09 46 Feb 26 01:02 Friends
-rwxr--r-- 1 chugh09 chugh09 125 Feb 26 01:04 file_iteration.sh

If we enter the choice – 3


Hi, Welcome to E-Learning Platform for Linux
Enter your name:
chugh
Welcome chugh, Please choose any option from
below:

1 = To print the current date


2 = To list all the files in current directory
3 = Show current path

3
/home/chugh09/Scripts`

If we enter the choice – 4(Other choice)


Hi, Welcome to E-Learning Platform for Linux
Enter your name:
Garvit
Welcome Garvit, Please choose any option from
below:
1 = To print the current date
2 = To list all the files in current directory
3 = Show current path

4
Invalid choice detected....Exitting the
program..Bye!!

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