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Comments

Add comments to your Bash scripts for notes and clarity. Lines starting with # are ignored by the interpreter.

# This is a comment. It will not run.

Let's create a new script, shinobi.sh, and include comments:

touch shinobi.sh

Now, open shinobi.sh and add this:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Ask the user for their name

read -p "What is your name? " name

# Greet the user

echo "Hi there $name"

echo "Welcome to Dev Team Six!"

Save and exit.

Make your script executable and run it:

chmod +x shinobi.sh
./shinobi.sh

Comments are essential. They make your code readable, for yourself and for anyone else who works on it. Clarity drives efficiency.