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Shell scripts are computer programs designed to be run by the Unix/Linux shell, which can perform operations such as file manipulation, program execution, and printing text. They have several required constructs that tell the shell environment what to do and when to do it.
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Shell scripts are files containing a series of commands, which the shell reads and carries out as though they were entered directly on the command line.
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This tutorial covers all shell scripting basics, and is suitable for programming from any programming language.
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Summary
A shell script is a computer program designed to be run by the Unix/Linux shell which could be one of the following:
A shell is a command-line interpreter and typical operations performed by shell scripts include file manipulation, program execution, and printing text.
Shell scripts have several required constructs that tell the shell environment what to do and when to do it.
Shell Scripting Tutorial
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Summary
In the simplest terms, a shell script is a file containing a series of commands. The shell reads this file and carries out the commands as though they have been entered directly on the command line.
LinuxCommand.org: Writing shell scripts.
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This tutorial is written to help people understand some of the basics of shell script programming (aka shell scripting), and introduce some of the possibilities of simple but powerful programming available under the Bourne shell. It covers all shell scripting basics, and is suitable for programming from any programming language. Additionally, there are two books available in paperback and eBook formats, Shell Scripting Tutorial and Shell Scripting: Expert Recipes for Linux, Bash and more.
The Shell Scripting Tutorial
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A shell script is a computer program designed to be run by a Unix shell, a command-line interpreter.[1] The various dialects of shell scripts are considered to be scripting languages. Typical operations performed by shell scripts include file manipulation, program execution, and printing text. A script which sets up the environment, runs the program, and does any necessary cleanup or logging, is called a wrapper.
Shell script - Wikipedia
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