IT 116: Introduction to Scripting - Class 21 Exercise

IT 116: Introduction to Scripting
Class 21 Exercise

Log in to users3

Run an SSH client
Run putty.exe if you have a PC or Terminal if you have a Mac.
Enter your password

Create a directory for this exercise

Go to your home directory
```
cd
```
Go to your it116 directory
```
cd  it116
```
Go to your ex directory
```
cd ex
```
Make sure you are in your ex directory
```
pwd
```
Create a directory for this exercise
```
mkdir  ex21
```
Check that the directory was created
```
ls
```
Go to this new directory
```
cd ex21
```

Script for this Exercise

Copy temps.txt to this directory

cp /home/ghoffman/course_files/it116_files/temps.txt .

Create the script ex21.py
```
nano  ex21.py
```
Enter the following text into the script file

Make this script executable
```
chmod  755 ex21.py
```
Test this script
```
$ ./ex21.py
```
Enter "temps.txt" when prompted.
You should see
```
Average: 77.27
Maximum: 89
Minimum: 66
```

If you want to run my text script on your Class Exercise script do the following
Run ex21.sh on your script
```
~ghoffman/it116_test/ex21.sh
```
The script will prompt you for your Unix username.