{"id":187780,"date":"2024-08-14T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=187780"},"modified":"2024-08-12T16:01:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T15:01:30","slug":"all-about-bash-scripting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-bash-scripting","title":{"rendered":"What is Bash scripting?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"187780\" class=\"elementor elementor-187780\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76319b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c76319b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a30e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0a30e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scripting offers users the ability to simplify and streamline their daily operations. Bash scripts (short for Bourne Again Shell) are very powerful and useful components for development.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca67be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ca67be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a command-line interpreter for Unix and <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/linux-the-preferred-os-for-developers\">Linux<\/a> systems. Designed by <\/span><b>Brian Fox<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1989 for the <\/span><b>GNU<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> project, it was developed to replace the original <\/span><b>Bourne Shell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bringing significant improvements in terms of functionality and compatibility.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/bash-bourne-again-shell-principle-benefits-training\">The importance of Bash in system administration and software development<\/a> cannot be underestimated. It allows for the automation of repetitive tasks, management of large-scale systems, and the facilitation of complex script development for various applications.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0fbbb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a0fbbb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6103c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd6103c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Basics of Bash Scripting<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f5aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01f5aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bash scripting is an essential skill for anyone working with Unix or Linux systems.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a51df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a51df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Bash and Bang: Introduction to the Shebang<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec658f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec658f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first key element of any Bash script is the <\/span><b>shebang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> line. It tells the system which interpreter to use to execute the script.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a01098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"4a01098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>#!\/bin\/bash<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41bb84a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41bb84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><strong>#!<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is known as a shebang, and <\/span><b>\/bin\/bash<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> specifies the path to the Bash interpreter. This line is crucial because it ensures that the script will be interpreted by Bash, even if other shells are present on the system.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c0a5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2c0a5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">First Step: Hello World!<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df10cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8df10cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With your favorite text editor, create a file called <\/span><b>hello.sh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and add the following content, then save it:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be9045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"4be9045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>#!\/bin\/bash\r\necho \"Hello World!\"<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7c473 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae7c473\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Making a Script Executable<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e03ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06e03ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By default, a text file does not have the necessary permissions to be executed like a program. To make your script executable, you need to use the following command to change the permissions:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf95409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"bf95409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>chmod +x hello.sh<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47109e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47109e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can then check the permissions with the following command:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3a542 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"5f3a542\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>ls -l hello.sh<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c252422 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c252422\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Understanding Bash Scripting<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41514d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41514d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Running a Script<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e949fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e949fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To run the script, we have several options:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relative Path:<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ec084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"a8ec084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>.\/hello.sh<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f911881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f911881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the Bash shell:<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6da28c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"6da28c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>bash hello.sh<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8943288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8943288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Via the sh shell, but this may cause different behaviors if the script uses specific Bash features:<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c527b elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"17c527b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>sh hello.sh<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3489c11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"3489c11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3c5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d3c5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Basic Commands<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ee6a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70ee6a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bash scripting relies on the effective use of a variety of commands to perform simple and complex tasks. Here are some commonly used commands for navigating and manipulating the filesystem:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List files and folders in the current directory<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4687bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"4687bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>ls<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7500466 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7500466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Change directory<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e562f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"1e562f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>cd \/path\/to\/directory<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d0ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65d0ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Display the current directory<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2f153 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"8d2f153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>pwd<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1000919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1000919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create an empty file or update the timestamp of an existing file<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a439412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"a439412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>touch newfile.txt<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b0010f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b0010f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delete files or folders<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864f32a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"864f32a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>rm file.txt<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1309867 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1309867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Training in Bash Scripting<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a4d17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a3a4d17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2dcbd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2dcbd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Combining Commands<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbdf58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abbdf58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bash scripts become powerful when you combine commands to perform more complex tasks. Here are some examples:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the <strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/span><b>;&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to execute multiple commands in a sequence<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0b8c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"da0b8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>cd \/path\/to\/directory; ls; pwd<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10922c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f10922c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Redirect output: Use <\/span><b>&gt;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to redirect the output of a command to a file, or <\/span><b>&gt;&gt;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to append to an existing file<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4803ee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"4803ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>echo \"Hello, World!\" > hello.txt\r\necho \"Hello again!\" >> hello.txt<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b860a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b860a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the Pipe ( <strong>|<\/strong> ) to send the output of one command as input to another command<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4536899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"4536899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>ls -l | grep \".txt\"<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9441e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b9441e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69f0cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c69f0cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Variables and Substitution<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6612e90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6612e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Declare a variable and use it with <\/span><b>$<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc86e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"2fc86e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>NAME=\u201dAlice\u201d\r\necho \u201cHello, $NAME!\u201d<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459c1c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"459c1c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use substitution to take the output of a command and use it as a variable<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c743e44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"c743e44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>DATE=$(date)\r\necho \"Today's date is $DATE\"<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a3dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07a3dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that this example is often used in log creation<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3181dd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c3181dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a2e47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67a2e47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Managing Paths<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a97a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a97a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding and managing file paths is essential for efficiently navigating the filesystem and writing robust scripts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af97d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af97d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Absolute Path vs Relative Path<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dd5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"38dd5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}\r\n.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Rubik, sans-serif;font-size:16px;\r\n  overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Rubik, sans-serif;font-size:16px;\r\n  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\r\n.tg .tg-fgfr{background-color:#9b9b9b;border-color:#9b9b9b;font-family:Rubik, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:16px;\r\n  text-align:right;vertical-align:middle}\r\n.tg .tg-n3w7{background-color:#efefef;border-color:inherit;font-family:Rubik, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:16px;\r\n  text-align:center;vertical-align:middle}\r\n.tg .tg-hauo{background-color:#9b9b9b;border-color:#9b9b9b;font-family:Rubik, Helvetica, sans-serif !important;font-size:22px;\r\n  text-align:left;vertical-align:middle}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<table class=\"tg\" style=\"undefined;table-layout: fixed; width: 400px\"><colgroup>\r\n<col style=\"width: 175px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 175px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 175px\">\r\n<col style=\"width: 175px\">\r\n<\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-fgfr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image1-2.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-hauo\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Absolute<\/span><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-fgfr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/image2-3.png\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><\/th>\r\n    <th class=\"tg-hauo\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\">Relative<\/span><\/th>\r\n  <\/tr><\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-n3w7\" colspan=\"2\">Specifies the complete location of a file or directory from the root of the filesystem.<\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-n3w7\" colspan=\"2\">Indicates the location of a file or directory relative to the current directory.<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n  <tr>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-n3w7\" colspan=\"2\">Example : \/home\/user\/documents\/report.txt<\/td>\r\n    <td class=\"tg-n3w7\" colspan=\"2\">Example : documents\/report.txt<\/td>\r\n  <\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8182ed8 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8182ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become an expert in  Bash Scripting<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaddb01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaddb01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Associated Commands<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ce555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38ce555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To locate files and commands, several tools are available in Bash:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the location of an executable<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a7d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"03a7d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>which bash<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb70f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcb70f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Location of binaries, sources, and documentation associated with a command<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef22b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"cef22b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>whereis bash<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4ab5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e4ab5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search for files and folders<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a6a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"97a6a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>find \/home\/user -name \"report.txt\"<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb6c704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb6c704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Environment Variables<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a0e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4a0e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environment variables are key-value pairs that affect the behavior of system processes. Here are the most common ones:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>$PATH<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Contains a list of directories where the system looks for executables. To modify it, use the following command<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20bfef5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"20bfef5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>export PATH=$PATH:\/new\/directory\/path<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfed60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cfed60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>$HOME<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Represents the user&#8217;s home directory<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64335a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"f64335a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>echo $HOME\r\ncd $HOME<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-916c515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"916c515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>$PWD<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Indicates the current working directory<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c6fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"e0c6fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>echo $PWD<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a32a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a32a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>$USER<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Contains the name of the current user<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebc942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"bebc942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>echo $USER<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad59f1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"ad59f1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3621919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3621919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Flow Control and Logic<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e8323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90e8323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flow control and logic are essential elements of Bash scripting, allowing for the creation of dynamic and adaptable scripts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120b5cc elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"120b5cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">All about Bash Scripting<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-622822d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"622822d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Conditional Statements<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83dde6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83dde6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They allow for code execution based on certain conditions. Here is an example illustrating the use of <\/span><b>if\u2026elif\u2026else<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc2312 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"1fc2312\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>#!\/bin\/bash\r\necho \"Enter a number: \"\r\nread number\r\nif [ $number -gt 10 ]; then\r\n    echo \"The number is greater than 10.\"\r\nelif [ $number -eq 10 ]; then\r\n    echo \"The number is equal to 10.\"\r\nelse\r\n    echo \"The number is less than 10.\"\r\nfi<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dfa7ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dfa7ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Loops<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d542a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7d542a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loops are used to repeat commands multiple times.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>for<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04e55a elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"d04e55a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do\r\n    echo \"Counter : $i\"\r\ndone<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeeec88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeeec88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>while<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c845e elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"c4c845e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>count=1\r\nwhile [ $count -le 5 ]; do\r\n    echo \"Counter: $count\"\r\n    ((count++))\r\ndone\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd736cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd736cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>until<\/b><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab80053 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"ab80053\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>count=1\r\nuntil [ $count -gt 5 ]; do\r\n    echo \"Counter : $count\"\r\n    ((count++))\r\ndone<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21163d elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a21163d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a course for you<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7014c12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"7014c12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee9970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ee9970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some Useful Scripts and Best Practices<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7da0a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7da0a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Sample Scripts<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61628a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61628a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Backup Script<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Copies files from a source to a destination<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d949644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"d949644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>#!\/bin\/bash\r\n# This script performs a backup of files\r\nsrc=\"\/home\/user\/documents\"\r\ndest=\"\/backup\/documents\"\r\n\r\nif [ ! -d $dest ]; then\r\n    mkdir -p $dest\r\nfi\r\n\r\nfor file in $src\/*; do\r\n    if [ -f $file ]; then\r\n        cp $file $dest\r\n        echo \"Copi\u00e9 $file vers $dest\"\r\n    fi\r\ndone<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c65648f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c65648f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Cleanup<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Deletes items from a temporary folder<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f3238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"75f3238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>#!\/bin\/bash\r\ndir=\"\/home\/user\/temp\"\r\necho \"Cleaning up the directory $dir\"\r\n\r\nfor file in $dir\/*; do\r\n    if [ -f $file ]; then\r\n        rm $file\r\n        echo \"Deleted $file\"\r\n    fi\r\ndone<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eef7d4 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5eef7d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Mastering Bash Scripting<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f43900 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4f43900\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb26ce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb26ce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Some Best Practices<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d0f030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d0f030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>1. Comment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This makes scripts more readable and understandable<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>2. Name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> your variables descriptively. Avoid variable names like $var1, $var2, or $tmpvar.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>3. Handle errors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Use conditions to check for success and capture errors appropriately<\/span><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>4. Modularize your code<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> using functions, especially if the script performs multiple operations, for example:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4683370 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"4683370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-default copy-to-clipboard word-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-bash \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-bash\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>backup_files() {\r\n    # Code to perform the backup\r\n}<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4c7cd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4c7cd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>5. 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