Question

Task 2.6 : In this exercise, you will create a script to echo users, based on a list of usernames in a file.

1. create a new file called userlist.

#vi userlist

2. Insert a short list of usernames, such as the following. Make sure that none are the names of existing users.

moe

larry

curly

binny

3. create a script file userscript.sh and type the following lines

#!/bin/bash for TheUSER in $(cat userlist) do

echo The user is $TheUSER done

4. Add the permissions and run the script

show all input and output, as well as screen shots for every step taken. I am running the code on my terminal

Answer 1

1.create a new file called userlist.

2. Insert a short list of usernames, such as the following. Make sure that none are the names of existing users.

Enter i to start editing the file

Enter ESC and then :wq to save and quit

3. create a script file userscript.sh

4. Add the permissions and run the script

chmod to change the permission of the file userscript.sh to 777 so that anyone can execute the script