Bash Shell Scripting Quick-Start on Ubuntu 15.10 Wily Linux

Linux Ubuntu Shell Scripting Quick Start

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Getting-Started Making and Running a Bash Shell Script for Ubuntu 15.10 Wily GNU/Linux.

Shell Scripts are files in which we write a Sequence of Commands that we need to perform and are Executed using the Shell utility.

The Bash (Bourne Again Shell) is the Default Shell environment for most GNU/Linux system.

To Edit & Save our Bash Shell Script we’ll make Use of the Default GNU/Linux Shell Editor nano.

1. Open a Shell session
   Ctrl+Alt+t to open a Terminal emulator on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Editing a Bash Script on Home Directory with nano
   First, we Change to our Home with

   cd ~

   Then we Make the Bash Script with

   nano mybashscript.sh

   To be Runnable directly as a Shell Script we append a Bash Shebang to the Top like

   #!/bin/bash

   Then for Testing the Execution we should Insert a classic Hello-Word greating

   echo 'Hello World!'

   The ‘echo‘ Command simply Output a String on Terminal
   So finally our simple Bash Script will be containing just

   #!/bin/bash
   date/necho 'Hello World!'/necho 'From the Bash Shell'
   

   The Sequence of Bash Commands must be a Stack of sigle Commands

   myBashCommand1
   myBashCommand2
   ...
   

   Or simply in a Line of Commands Divided by a ‘;’ SemiColon

   myBashCommand1 ; myBashCommand2 ...

   Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor

3. Executing the Hello-World Bash Script
   We Need to give the Execution Permissions with

   chmod +x ./mybashscript.sh

   Then to Run our little Bash Script simply

   ./mybashscript.sh

   You’ll be nicely greeted on Shell with something like

   Sun Jan 10 10:31:26 PST 2016
   Hello World!
   From the Bash Shell