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Bash Scripts for Number Comparison & File Management

The document contains three Bash scripts: the first script finds the largest of three numbers provided as arguments; the second script converts all .txt files in a specified directory to .py files; and the third script checks if a given file is a symbolic link. Each script includes user prompts and conditional logic to perform its respective function. The document provides usage examples and notes for clarity.

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Bash Scripts for Number Comparison & File Management

The document contains three Bash scripts: the first script finds the largest of three numbers provided as arguments; the second script converts all .txt files in a specified directory to .py files; and the third script checks if a given file is a symbolic link. Each script includes user prompts and conditional logic to perform its respective function. The document provides usage examples and notes for clarity.

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1.

Script to Find the Biggest of 3 Numbers

#!/bin/bash

Big=$1

if [ $2 -gt $Big ]; then


Big=$2
fi

if [ $3 -gt $Big ]; then


Big=$3
fi

echo "Biggest number is $Big"

Run the script like this: ./[Link] 10 25 15

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2. Script to Convert .txt Files to .py Files in a Directory

#!/bin/bash

echo "Enter the directory name:"


read dir

if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
for file in "$dir"/*.txt; do
[ -e "$file" ] || continue # Skip if no .txt files found
newfile="${file%.txt}.py"
mv "$file" "$newfile"
echo "Renamed $file to $newfile"
done
else
echo "Directory does not exist."
fi

Note: This script renames .txt files to .py in the specified directory.
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3. Script to Check if a File is a Symbolic Link

#!/bin/bash

echo "Enter the file name:"


read file

if [ -L "$file" ]; then
echo "The file is a symbolic link."
else
echo "The file is NOT a symbolic link."
fi
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