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The document contains a series of Bash scripts for various tasks including printing 'Hello, World!', checking if a number is even or odd, performing basic arithmetic operations, checking if a name is a file or directory, displaying the current date and time, checking for palindromes, printing numbers up to N, counting files in a directory, displaying system uptime, and creating a backup of a specified directory. Each script is provided with the necessary code and comments for clarity. These scripts serve as practical examples for beginners learning Bash scripting.

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The document contains a series of Bash scripts for various tasks including printing 'Hello, World!', checking if a number is even or odd, performing basic arithmetic operations, checking if a name is a file or directory, displaying the current date and time, checking for palindromes, printing numbers up to N, counting files in a directory, displaying system uptime, and creating a backup of a specified directory. Each script is provided with the necessary code and comments for clarity. These scripts serve as practical examples for beginners learning Bash scripting.

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Assignment-2

1. Write a script to print "Hello, World!".


echo "Hello World"

2.Create a script to check if a number is even or odd.


#!/bin/bash
echo -n "Enter a number: "
read num
if [ $((num % 2)) -eq 0 ]; then
echo "The number $num is even."
else
echo "The number $num is odd."
fi

3.Write a simple calculator script for addition, subtraction,


multiplication, and division.
#!/bin/bash
echo "Enter two numbers: "
read a b
echo "Choose an operation (+, -, *, /): "
read op
case $op in
+) echo "Result: $((a + b))";;
-) echo "Result: $((a - b))";;
\*) echo "Result: $((a * b))";;
/) echo "Result: $((a / b))";;
*) echo "Invalid operation";;
esac
4.Check if a given name is a file or a directory.
#!/bin/bash
echo -n "Enter a name: "
read name
if [ -d "$name" ]; then
echo "$name is a directory."
elif [ -f "$name" ]; then
echo "$name is a file."
else
echo "$name is neither a file nor a directory."
fi

5.Write a script to display the current date and time.


#!/bin/bash
echo "Current date and time: $(date)"

6.Create a script to check if a string is a palindrome.


#!/bin/bash
echo -n "Enter a string: "
read str
rev=$(echo "$str" | awk '{ for(i=length;i!=0;i--) x=x substr($0,i,1);
print x }')
if [ "$str" == "$rev" ]; then
echo "$str is a palindrome."
else
echo "$str is not a palindrome."
fi

7 Print numbers from 1 to N based on user input.


#!/bin/bash
echo -n "Enter the value of N: "
read N
for ((i = 1; i <= N; i++)); do
echo $i
done

8 Count and display the number of files in the current directory.


#!/bin/bash
echo "Number of files in the current directory: $(ls -l | grep -v '^d' |
wc -l)"
9 Write a script to display the system uptime.

#!/bin/bash
echo "System Uptime: $(powershell -command "(get-date) - (gcim
Win32_OperatingSystem).LastBootUpTime")"

10 Create a backup script for a directory provided by the user.


#!/bin/bash
echo -n "Enter the directory to back up: "
read dir
if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
backup_name="backup_$(basename "$dir")_$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).tar.gz"
tar -czf "$backup_name" "$dir"
echo "Backup created: $backup_name"
else
echo "Directory $dir does not exist."
fi

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