ANY HELP WOULD BE SO VERY GREATLY APPRECIATED! THANK YOU

In the "linux1" system create a lab3 directory below your home directory. Under the lab 3 directory using the "bash shell" write a shell script for each of the following:

1. Write a script named "monthyr.bash". The script will prompt the user for the month and then the desired year to be displayed on the screen. Then your script will execute and display the desired calendar month and year on screen.

2. Write a script named "dusage.bash" . The script will prompt for the user’s login or user name and then display the amount of diskspace being used by the user.

3. Write a script "total.bash" that will calculate the total amount purchased based on the number of units purchased @ $10 each.

4. Write a shell script named “loguser.bash”. Upon execution the script will wait 5 seconds and then display output as to whether the user “wmorris” is logged in with a session.


10 Bonus Points:

Write a script named “menu.bash” that will prompt the user for a selection of items. The menu should display the as following items for the user and execute each item:



Main Menu

1. Mail
2. Vi
3. Directory Listing
4. Exit

PLEASE HELP ME IN ANY WAY. I WILL PAY YOU...IM NOT ONLY DOING THIS FOR MYSELF BUT MY DAUGHTER...GOING THRU A DIVORCE, WORKING A FULL TIME JOB AND GOING TO SCHOOL IS ABOUT TO KILL ME.

I dont just want someone to give me the answer...it would be nice but i highly doubt anyone will....
So i think once i log in and open lab 3 i open the vi editor and start with ./bin/bash ?
Then i get confused....

An example....anything will help

Definitely bookmark and read http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html.gz.

When creating a bash script, set this as the first line
The 1st line tells the system which interpreter (parser) to use.
Note that you should check the '/bin/bash' part by typing
at the cmd line (hereinafter known as cli).

The 2nd line is for debug purposes only; basically it shows you what you typed and how the parser translated it and what the resultant cmd & results looked like.
Worth its weight in gold

Normally a comment line starts with '#', but the 1st line above (sometimes known as the 'shebang' line) is an exception.

If posting code/data to LQ, please use code tags as explained here https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...do=bbcode#code.

Welcome to LQ

thank you so much for your help....

would the next line be chmod +x "monthyr.bash"

At the cli yes; do not confuse the script content with the cmds in the cli env. (eg chmod, chown etc).
It can be a little confusing because a bash script is just putting cmds you can use at the cli into a file and running the file instead.
Basically automating something you could otherwise type in by hand every time.

Do read the Rute guide; its very good.

PS actually
This only grants execution privs to the user aka owner; no need to let anyone run your stuff.

PPS: please use code tags as requested; thank you

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