Your first script

To begin, open the VS code then see the video below for setup instructions to create a folder

Creating a new folder

To create a file in Vscode use can use either of the following approaches.

Method 1

The following video instruction walks you through how to create files in Vscode.

Method 2

Press Command + ` on macOS, the ` key is usually under the Esc key.

For windows users, press the windows key Win + `. The command will open the Vscode integrated terminal, from where you can create a new file.

With that out of the way, let's go on to our first script.

Writing our first script

Create a file named hello manually or use the touch command. Yes, some programmers prefer to use the .sh extension for their scripts, such as hello sh, it is not required, and we'll not be doing that. In the newly created file, add the following content.

#!/bin/bash

echo "Hello, World"

From the terminal, execute sh hello.

This prints Hello world to the terminal.

 % sh hello 
Hello, World