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Introduction to Shell Programming

A shell script is a program for Unix/Linux that performs operations like file manipulation and program execution. The shell serves as an interface to the Unix system, interpreting commands entered by the user through a command prompt. There are various types of shells, including Bourne and C shells, each with its own commands and functions, and scripts can include user input and comments.

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Introduction to Shell Programming

A shell script is a program for Unix/Linux that performs operations like file manipulation and program execution. The shell serves as an interface to the Unix system, interpreting commands entered by the user through a command prompt. There are various types of shells, including Bourne and C shells, each with its own commands and functions, and scripts can include user input and comments.

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Shell Programming

Shell Script
 A shell script is a computer program
designed to be run by the Unix/Linux.
 A shell is a command-line interpreter and

typical operations performed by shell scripts


include file manipulation, program
execution, and printing text.
What is Shell
 A Shell provides you with an interface to
the Unix system. It gathers input from you
and executes programs based on that input.
When a program finishes executing, it
displays that program's output.
 Shell is an environment in which we can run

our commands, programs, and shell scripts.


There are different flavors of a shell, just as
there are different flavors of operating
systems. Each flavor of shell has its own set
of recognized commands and functions.
Shell Prompt

 The prompt, $, which is called


the command prompt, is issued by the
shell. While the prompt is displayed, you
can type a command.
 Shell reads your input after you

press Enter. It determines the command


you want executed by looking at the first
word of your input. A word is an unbroken
set of characters. Spaces and tabs separate
words.
Shell Types

In Unix, there are two major types of shells −

 Bourne shell − If you are using a Bourne-type shell,


the $ character is the default prompt.
 C shell − If you are using a C-type shell, the % character is the
default prompt.

The Bourne Shell has the following subcategories −


 Bourne shell (sh)

 Korn shell (ksh)

 Bourne Again shell (bash)

 POSIX shell (sh)

The different C-type shells follow −


 C shell (csh)

 TENEX/TOPS C shell (tcs


Shell Script Examples

 echo "Hello world“


Shell Script Arguments
 echo "My first name is $1"
 echo "My surname is $2"
 echo "Total number of arguments is $#"
Use of comment:

 ‘#’ symbol is used to add single line


comment in bash script. Create a new file
named ‘comment_example.sh’ and add
the following script with single line
comment.

 # Add two numeric value


((sum=25+35))

#Print the result


echo $sum
Get User Input:

Get User Input:


 ‘read’ command is used to take input from

user in bash. Create a file named ‘user


[Link]’ and add the following script for
taking input from the user. Here one string
value will be taken from the user and
display the value by combining other string
value.
 echo "Enter Your Name"

read name
echo "Welcome $name to Tusar"
THANK YOU

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