Bash scripting Tutorial - LinuxConfig.org

First you need to find out where is your bash interpreter located. Enter the following into your command line:


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://linuxconfig.org/bash-scripting-tutorial

azam

what command should i enter so that it askes me to specify a filename for the backup file

azam

I want to know how to create a filename for the backup file please

Yves Masur

Good intro, thanks. Typo: in ‘Case statement conditional’ Python is gived as phyton…

Ahmed TAHIRI

Very nice, easy and comprehensive tutorial.
Thank you a lot

Alfonso Hernandez

Could you please elaborate on this exercise: “2. Simple Backup bash shell script” I don’t know what is being backed up.

Lubos Rendek Mod -> Alfonso Hernandez

It creates a backup of the entire /home/linuxconfig directory.

MyStockAlarm

I got error -bash: ./hello_world.sh: /bin/bash^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

Tiberiu Dascal -> MyStockAlarm

You need to run dos2unix script_name.sh