2.2.2 Important Syntax

Question 1

How do you get the current date in BASH?

Answer 1

DATE=$(date +"%y-%m-%d")

Question 2

How do you write an if statement in bash?

Answer 2

if [ condition ]; then
# code
fi

Question 3

What are some loops in Bash?

Answer 3

for, while, and until loops

Question 4

How do you write a for loop?

Answer 4

for i in 1 2 3 4 5 
do 
    echo "Iteration $i" 
done 

Question 5

How do you write a while loop

Answer 5

#!/bin/sh 
  
counter=1 
  
while [ $counter -le 5 ] 
do 
    echo "Counter: $counter" 
36 
 
    counter=$((counter + 1)) 
done 

Question 6

How do you write an until loop

Answer 6

Just an inifnite loops that only ends on exit command