Basic Shell scripting in Linux

[root@linuxhelp~]# vim file2.sh
Echo “ hello $USER” 
[root@linuxhelp~]# sh file2.sh
hello user1

So it will take the logged in user of system as default.

We can run many commands at a time,

[root@linuxhelp~]# vim file3.sh
echo “ hello $USER” 
date
ps
[root@linuxhelp~]# sh file3.sh
Hello user1
Fri Apr 1 04:43:23 IST 2016
PID   TTY    TIME  CMD
6284  pts/0  00.00.00 su
6268  pts/0  00.00.00 sh
8685  pts/0  00.00.00 ps

To view the interactive mode

[root@linuxhelp~]# vim file4.sh
Echo “ tell your name” 
Read a 
Echo “ hello $a”  
[root@linuxhelp~]# sh file4.sh
Tell your name
Linux
Hello Linux

These are the basic steps to know about shell scripts, and next we go for the simple coding programs

To make the text bold in the script file

[root@linuxhelp~]# vim bold.sh
echo -e " hello world e[1mlinuxhelp" 
[root@linuxhelp~]# sh bold.sh
Hello world linuxhelp

To underline the contents

[root@linuxhelp~]# vim underline.sh
echo -e " hello world e[4mlinuxhelp" 
[root@linuxhelp~]# sh underline.sh
Hello world linuxhelp

To color the contents inside the file

You can choose the following coding, to color the contents inside the file.

[root@linuxhelp~]# vim colors.sh
echo -e " hello world e[31m linuxhelp" 
echo -e " hello world e[32m linuxhelp" 
[root@linuxhelp~]# sh colors.sh
Hello world linuxhelp
Hello world linuxhelp

To create the file with that of encrypting option

We need to use a package called ‘ pinentry-gui’

If not installed in Linux systems, you can done by using yum command,

Here you have to create a script and the contents are shown below,

[root@linuxhelp~]# vim encrypt.sh
echo " hello" 
echo " Encrpting the given file" 
echo " Enter the filename:" 
read a 
gpg -c $a
echo " given file is encrypted" 
echo " original file is removed" 
rm -rf $a

Now to create a file called testfile.txt with some contents, and then run the script,

[root@linuxhelp~]# sh encrypt.sh  
Hello
Encrypting the given file
Enter the filename:
testfile.txt
given file is encrypted
original file is removed

So here while running this command it will ask for the encryption key to generate, and then it will create the encrypted file.
There the original file is removed and the new file with .gpg extension is saved.

When you open the file the contents will be encrypted.

To decrypt the file

To decrypt the file you can done by script or done directly as,

[root@linuxhelp~]# gpg &ndash d testfile.txt.gpg >  test

It will ask for the decryption key. Once the key is given it will decrypted.

To Draw a Special Pattern

The following script is used,

[root@linuxhelp~]# vim pattern.sh

MAX_NO=0
echo -n " Enter Number between (4 to 8) : " 
read MAX_NO
if ![ $MAX_NO -ge 4 -a $MAX_NO -le 8 ]   then
echo " enter number between 4 to 8,sorry" 
exit 1
fi
clear
for (( i=1  i< =MAX_NO  i++ )) do for (( s=MAX_NO  s> =i  s-- ))
do
echo -n "  " 
done
for (( j=1  j< =i  j++ )) do echo -n "  ."  done echo " "  done #****************************************** for (( i=MAX_NO  i> =1  i-- ))
do
for (( s=i  s< =MAX_NO  s++ ))
do
echo -n "  " 
done
for (( j=1  j< =i   j++ ))
do
echo -n "  ." 
done
echo " " 
done

[root@linuxhelp~]# chmod 755 Pattern.sh
[root@linuxhelp~]# ./Pattern.sh
Enter Number between (5 to 9) : 6
       .
      . .
     . . .
    . . . .
   . . . . .
  . . . . . .
  . . . . . .
   . . . . .
    . . . .
     . . .
      . .
       .

MAX=95
EMAIL=test@domain.com
PART=sda1
USE=`df -h |grep $PART | awk ' { print $5 }'  | cut -d' %'  -f1`
if [ $USE -gt $MAX ]  then
echo " Percent used: $USE"  | mail -s " Running out of disk space"  $EMAIL
fi