# Shell Scripting examples

A shell script is a text [file](https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/file) that contains a sequence of commands for a [UNIX](https://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/definition/Unix)\-based [operating system](https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/operating-system-OS). It is called a shell script because it combines a sequence of commands.

How to write and run a shell script

First, you need to open your Linux terminal and then create a Vim file

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Then is the syntax for writing a shell script that you need to follow

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Now you have to give permission and print syntax

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Some examples of shell scripting:

1. Print a shell script that is printing "Shell is easy"
    

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1. Holding the variable and printing the variable
    

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1. Taking the name from the user and printing the user
    

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Print the output

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1. Printing the text in the line by line
    

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