Shell_Scripting.md

Shell Script for Beginners

How to run a script as a command

• Example_init

  1. Create a file: mkdir create-directory-structure.sh
  2. Create the script file and open it in a text editor: vim create-directory-structure.sh
  3. Copy and paste the following script content into the text editor:

  ```
  # Create directories
  mkdir -p /home/iamrlz/countries/Pakistan /home/iamrlz/countries/USA /home/iamrlz/countries/UK 
  
   # Create capital.txt files and add capital cities' names
     echo "Islamabad" > /home/iamrlz/countries/Pakistan/capital.txt
     echo "Washington, D.C" > /home/iamrlz/countries/USA/capital.txt
     echo "London" > /home/iamrlz/countries/UK/capital.txt
  
  # Print the system uptime
  uptime
  
  ```
  

  5. Make the script executable: chmod +x create-directory-structure.sh
  6. Run the script: create-directory-structure.sh