Linux Classroom notes 1/Aug/2026

special variables:

$0 - information of scrpit name 
$1, $2 .. postional arguments 
$# - count of arguments
$@ - All arguments
$? - status of the scrpit

#!/bin/bash

echo "users inputs is $#"
echo "my scprit name is $0"

echo "first argument value is $1"
echo "second argument value is $2"
echo "third argument value is $3"


echo "Total count of arguments is $#"

ls /etc 
echo $? # status sucesscode is 0 , if failed not equal 0 

Array Variables:

  • multiple values for single variable

fruits=("apple" "mango" "banana")

# idex will start from 0 
echo ${fruits[0]} #  print first value
echo ${fruits[1]} #  print second value
echo ${fruits[2]} #  print third value

echo ${fruits[@]} #  print all value

Example where we use array

for fruit in ${fruits[@]}; do
    echo "fruit name is $fruit "
    mkdir -p demo/$fruit
done

Read-only variables

  • constand variable – fixed values

readonly PI=3.14
readonly userid=$(id -u)
echo $PI


#!/bin/bash

read -p "enter user name: " user_name
read -p "please enter current age: " age
read -p "please eneter location: " location
read -p "enter current org: " company


echo "my name is $user_name , current age is $age , i am coming from $location , current org name is $company"

shell scrpiting:

  • mutiple commands
    • ls, cd, mkdir…etc sudo, apt or yum or dnf

Ex:

# ubuntu
sudo apt update 
sudo apt install apache2 -y 
# dnf or yum
sudo yum update 
sudo yum install httpd -y
  • multiple conditions

  • for loop – list array varible run as loop

  • while –

  • if condition

    • check condition if true run cmds
  • if else condition

    • if condition is true run specific true cmds , false run other cmds
  • if elsif else condition

  • case

  • nested if elsif conditions

Ex: if [ -f demo.txt ] then echo “sucess if condition” elseif [ -f demo1.txt ] then echo “sucess if condition” else echo “else cmds”

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