Learning Shell scripting
What is Shell Scripting?
Shells are interactive interfaces that accept commands from a user, typically through the keyboard. For tasks beyond routine instructions, this becomes a very difficult thing to do, so the scripts are saved in files and passed to the Command Line Interpreter (CLI). This is Shell scripting in a nutshell.
To begin;
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Create a folder on your desktop, call it
workspace
. Ensure to use lowercase letters. -
Open the folder in your terminal.
Now we are ready to delve into shell scripting.