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    This document provides instructions for creating and using basic shell scripts in UNIX/Linux. It discusses different shells like bash and csh, creating scripts that call commands like date and cal, making scripts executable, passing arguments to scripts, and using variables and filters. It includes tasks to create scripts that echo arguments, read user input, set positional parameters, and modify the output of the wc command to count lines, words and characters in a file.

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    This document provides instructions for creating and using basic shell scripts in UNIX/Linux. It discusses different shells like bash and csh, creating scripts that call commands like date and cal, making scripts executable, passing arguments to scripts, and using variables and filters. It includes tasks to create scripts that echo arguments, read user input, set positional parameters, and modify the output of the wc command to count lines, words and characters in a file.

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    Bash CSH Perl KSH

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    ITU UNIX Operating System

    Assignment #1
    Practice creating and using Basic Scripts
    1. A shell is !th a c!mmand line interpreter and a pr!gramming
    language. "#plain the di$$erence et%een the $!ll!%ing shells&
    bash csh
    perl ksh
    In y!ur h!me direct!ry' ma(e a in sudirect!ry )i$ it d!esn*t e#ist+
    mkdir bin
    ,! int! that sudirect!ry cd bin
    -. In y!ur in sudirect!ry' create the $!ll!%ing $ile named commands
    using "macs !r .i )!r any te#t edit!r+
    # a simple shell script
    cal
    date
    who
    /. Sa.e the $ile' 0ea.e the edit!r' try t! run the script commands
    1hat happens2
    3. 4a(e the script e#ecutale chmod ug+x commands
    5. N!% try t! run the script commands
    6. 4a(e sure the ash shell is al%ays e#ecuted %hen y!u run this
    script
    ,! ac( int! the "dit!r and add this statement t! the t!p !$ the $ile
    #!/bin/bash
    POSITIONA0 PA7A4"T"7S
    1hen y!u call a shell script %ith arguments' y!u can access them inside
    the script %ith the special .ariales
    $1, $2, etc.. $* re$ers t! all !$ the arguments
    The .ariale $0 re$ers t! the name !$ the calling pr!gram !r script.
    8. 9reate the $!ll!%ing script called echoargs
    #!/bin/bash
    # illustrate the use o! positional parameters
    echo $0 $1 $2 $" $# $$ $% $& $' $(
    :. 4a(e the script e#ecutale and try it !ut %ith this c!mmand&
    echoargs )o be or not to be
    ;. 9hange the script s! it l!!(s li(e this&
    #!/bin/bash
    # illustrate the use o! positional parameters, user de!ined
    # *ariables and the read command
    echo +what is ,our name-+
    read name
    echo .well, $name, ,ou t,ped $# arguments/.
    echo .$*.
    1<. Sa.e the $ile' e#it and try !ut the script
    echoargs )o be or not to be
    T=" S"T 9O44AN> ta(es the !utput !$ a c!mmand and st!res it in the
    p!siti!nal parameters
    11. Try !ut the date c!mmand date
    Numer the di$$erent pieces !$ the !utput 1' -' / etc.
    1-. Set the p!siti!nal parameters t! the !utput !$ date
    set $0date1
    1/. 0!!( at the .alue !$ the p!siti!nal parameters n!%&
    echo $1 $2 $" $# $$ $%
    13. 4a(e a ne% script $ile called setdate %ith the $!ll!%ing lines&
    #!/bin/bash
    # demonstrate the set command in a script
    set $0date1
    echo .)ime/ $# $$.
    echo .2a,/ $1.
    echo .2ate/ $" $2 $%.
    15. Sa.e the $ile' ma(e it e#ecutale' run the $ile
    APP0I9ATION&
    The %c )?%!rd c!unt?+ $ilters and c!unts the %!rds' lines' and characters
    in a $ile. @!r e#ample' try running %c !n the setdate $ile y!u Aust made&

    $ wc setdate
    % 2" 12# setdate
    )B& %hat p!siti!nal parameter is the $ilename in the !utput2+
    The !utput tells us there are 6 lines' -/ %!rds and 1-3 characters. T!
    impr!.e !n %c' y!u are g!ing t! ma(e a ne% script called m,wc' %hich
    %ill pr!.ide a m!di$ied !utput laeling each p!rti!n s! it is m!re
    readale. The !utput !$ y!ur script m,wc' used in the $!ll!%ing
    c!mmand
    m,wc setdate sh!uld read
    setdate count3 lines/ % words/ 2" characters/ 12#
    T! d! this' create the script m,wc using the $!ll!%ing plan&
    1+ Select the ash shell.
    -+ 7un %c !n the C1 p!siti!nal parameter and capture the !utput using
    set
    /+ Print the $ilename )C3+
    3+ Print the numer !$ lines )C1+' numer !$ %!rds )C-+ and numer !$
    characters )C/+ using appr!priate laels.
    5+ Use y!ur script setdate as a m!del $!r this pr!lem.
    6+ Paste y!ur $inished script el!%.

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