Running scripts in Bash Scripting - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the code to run a script named myscript.sh in the current directory.

Bash Scripting

./[1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Astart.sh

Bmyscript.sh

Cscript.sh

Drun.sh

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Forgetting to use ./ before the script name.

Using the wrong script file name.

To run a script in the current directory, prefix the script name with ./ followed by the script file name.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the command to make the script myscript.sh executable.

Bash Scripting

chmod [1] myscript.sh

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A+x

Brwx

C-x

D777

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using chmod rwx which sets permissions but not correctly.

Using chmod -x which removes execute permission.

The command chmod +x filename adds execute permission to the file.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the command to run myscript.sh with bash explicitly.

Bash Scripting

bash [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A./myscript

Bmyscript

C./myscript.sh

Dmyscript.sh

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Omitting ./ causing 'file not found' error.

Using script name without extension.

To run a script with bash explicitly, provide the relative or absolute path including ./ if in current directory.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to create a script that prints 'Hello' and then exits with status 0.

Bash Scripting

#!/bin/bash
 echo [1]
 exit [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A"Hello"

B0

C1

D'Hello'

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Not quoting the string, causing errors.

Using exit status other than 0 for success.

Use quotes around the string to print it correctly. Exit status 0 means success.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to create a script that takes one argument and prints it.

Bash Scripting

#!/bin/bash
 input=[1]
 echo [2]
 exit [3]

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A$1

B$input

C0

D$0

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using $0 which is the script name, not the argument.

Not exiting with 0 to indicate success.

Use $1 to get the first argument, print the variable, and exit with 0 for success.