Assignment 2 - Bash scripting
Objective: To explore the basics of Bash scripting.
Bash Shell Script Programming AssignmentUse the zip command (zip –r assignment2 sourcefiles) and upload your file assignment2.zip to the ecentennial Assignment 2 drop box.Create a directory named sourcefiles in your home directory.Question 1.
Create a shell script file called q1.sh
Write a script that would accept the two strings from the console and would display a message stating whether the accepted strings are equal to each other.
Question 2.
Create a shell script file called q2.sh
Write a bash script that takes a list of files in the current directory and copies them as into a sub-directory named mycopies.
Question 3.
Create a shell script file called q3.sh
Write a Bash script that takes the side of a cube as a command line argument and displays the volume of the cube.
Question 4.
Create a shell script file called q4.sh
Write a Bash script that prompts you for a user name and displays the corresponding user’s id number (UID), group id number (GID), and his/her home directory. Note: this information can be found in the /etc/passwd file.
Question 5.
Create a shell script file called q4.sh
Write a bash script that will edit the PATH environment variable to include the sourcefiles directory in your home directory and make the new variable global.
Assignment 2 - Bash scripting Objective: To explore the basics of Bash scripting. Bash Shell Script Programming Assignment Use the zip command (zip –r assignment2 sourcefiles) and upload your file assignment2.zip to the ecentennial Assignment 2 drop box. Create a directory named sourcefiles in your home directory. Question 1. Create a shell script file called q1.sh Write a script that would accept the two strings from the console and would display a message stating whether the accepted strings are equal to each other. Question 2. Create a shell script file called q2.sh Write a bash script that takes a list of files in the current directory and copies them as into a sub-directory named mycopies. Question 3. Create a shell script file called q3.sh Write a Bash script that takes the side of a cube as a command line argument and displays the volume of the cube. Question 4. Create a shell script file called q4.sh Write a Bash script that prompts you for a user name and displays the corresponding user’s id number (UID), group id number (GID), and his/her home directory. Note: this information can be found in the /etc/passwd file. Question 5. Create a shell script file called q4.sh Write a bash script that will edit the PATH environment variable to include the sourcefiles directory in your home directory and make the new variable global.