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How to create and run a shell script in Linux A shell script is a text file that contains a series of commands that are executed by the shell. Shell scripts are a powerful way to automate tasks on Linux systems. To create a shell script, you first need to create a text file and save it with the .sh extension. For example, you could create a file called myscript.sh . The first line of the shell script should contain the name of the shell that you want to use to run the script. For example, if you want to use the Bash shell, you would use the following line: The rest of the shell script file contains the commands that you want to execute. You can use any commands that you would normally use at the command line. For example, the following shell script displays the date and who is logged on: Once you have created the shell script, you need to make it executable. You can do this by using the chmod command: Now you can run the shell script by typing the fo...