Homework & Coursework Questions

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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:
write a script that will :
a) given the file name last_names exists in the current directory
b) use a loop to prompt for 5 text lines that the user can enter last name on
c) if the name entered is not in the file then add it to the file


2. Relevant commands, code, scripts, algorithms:



3. The attempts at a solution (include all code and scripts

Code:

!/bin/bash  
 echo -n "Enter 5 last names"  
 read guess  
 for guess in 1 2 3 4 5  
 do  
 echo -n "Enter another last time: "  
 read name  
 if [ "$guess" -ne "$last_name" ]  
 then  
 echo "$guess" >> "$last_name"  
 else  
 echo "ok."  
 fi  
 done

4. Complete Name of School (University), City (State), Country, Name of Professor, and Course Number (Link to Course):
EMU , MI , Linda Kinczkowski, NITA 412

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How to create write a script that actually creates a file called XXX_<date and timestamp>.txt with content "todays file" inside YYY_<date and timestamp> folder everyday 11:10 AM
Can Any one help me with this shell script

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