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.

Hi,

people here are more than willing to help you learn, but we won't do your homework for you. If that is what you want, then please look elsewhere. Otherwise please post back again and explain what you have tried and where you are stuck.

Regards,

Evo2.

I honestly dont know where to start....i have created a directory called lab 3 and then im stuck
if i had an example i could maybe go from there.....

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I think i open the vi editor and then type
/bin/bash ??

Have you read your unit notes and lecture materials?

Hi,

a shell script at its most basic is really just a text file with a list of commands: just like the commands you can directly enter in the terminal. Therefore you need to workout what commands need to be run to do each task, and enter them into a text files using a program called a "text editor". Do you have any reference material? For example, something that tells you how to use a text editor? That would be your starting point. Once you have that we can help you work through the questions.

Evo2.

I have a book and have read...i attend every class and take notes but the professor i have is rated the worst at my school....

Hi,

yes you can use the vi editor if you are comfortable with that.

Given that you don't seem to have absorbed much from your class I think a good place for you need to start is by following one of the many online bash scripting tutorials. I don't have a specific recommendation but your favourite search engine will help.

To write the first script you need to learn about assigning a value to a variable using the "read" command and about the "cal" command.

Evo2.

can u give me an example of one

Not trying to sound harsh but comments about people we do not know and who cannot defend themselves aren't helpful.

Having read a few of your other threads I think you need to consider if continuing with this course at this time is worthwhile. Instead of getting worked up over this course it may be better to concentrate on matters closer to home and when they are finalised return to the course so you can concentrate on it properly.

Hi,

TLDP is often a good place to start.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.html

Evo2.

I doubt that this is the kind of help that you want, but you certainly will not pay me. Anyway, what I will do for you is re-phrase the questions that you are being asked, so that it is clear what you need to achieve the objectives.

As has already been stated, a script is merely a list of the commands that you would use, at the command line, in order to achieve a task. so, you have to know what commands you might use, at the command line, to achieve this.

(One tip: if you only know one command, it ought to be the 'man' command. One variant, 'man -k' (or, equivalently, 'apropos') will return all system commands that concern a particular subject (more technically, will return a list of the commands which have the given word in their brief description, along with the brief description).

So, while you might think of writing your own calendar program, a better thought might be to have a look at whether there is a calendar program on the system that you can use. This should give you a hanful of 'hits' of which one or two might be more appropriate than others. now one of the less useful 'hits', in this context would be to 'orage' (which may or may not be installed on your system, but just as an example...), so, to prove this, you would type 'man orage', and you'd find out that orage is a graphical application, which you don't want.

Find a system program that gives you info about disk usage. You'll find at least a couple, using the method above. If, for example, you choose 'man -k usage' you'll get more info than you want, and so 'man -k usage | grep -i disk' might be preferred.

Is there something that gives you the info that you need, even if you get too much info (hint: yes)? could you then take that 'too extensive' output and pipe it through 'grep', in exactly the way that the man output above has been piped through grep to get something more useful (hint: yes)?

This question seems to ask whether you can multiply something by 10 in a script. The answer should be yes, but you'll need to look for some kind of calculator (see method above). And you'll have to tell the calculator the number (presumed integer) of items, multiply and ten. You'll need the man page for that.

I'm bored now, but, if you want further help, you'll want to show what you've tried (in code tags), and what happened that you thought was wrong. There is a very limited extent that people will tell you the answers, but you might get a shove in the right direction, if you have tried and are making an obvious oversight.

also just how OLD is this text book you are using
that should be "monthyr.sh"
.sh and not the older form .bash

WE WILL NOT do your homework

BUT

we can maybe help

just REMEMBER that a shell script ALWAYS starts with the "shebang"

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