Batch/Shell Scripting

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Batch for Windows; Shell for Unix-based OS.

A parameter is an entity that stores values.
A variable is a parameter denoted by a name.
Parameter expansion is the procedure to get the value from the name.

Paging divides large amount of displayed text to pages using a set PAGER software, e.g. for 100 lines of code, it displays 10 lines and every next 10 lines by the end user’s keypress, another example are HTML pages

POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface) is a family of standards specified by the IEEE Computer Society for maintaining compatibility between OSs. For example, a byte is 8 bits

Exclusive examples can be found in the Batch & Shell repositories

#!/bin/bash

Shell in Windows

Command Prompt

Windows settings (Win key + i) > search Windows Features > Enable (and install) Windows Subsystem for Linux

To install distro,

wsl --list --online

wsl -d --install <distroname>

In cmd: Bash <*.sh filename>

WSL

Run PowerShell as administrator

wsl --install

Windows files are located in the mnt folder that’s located in the / root.

The Ubuntu’s root is located here in Windows:

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Packages\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_79rhkp1fndgsc

To run *.sh files, use: sh <filename>

As wsl is installed as an app, access it as how you access apps.