i used vi:
%vi shellProgramming

and then i typed the shell script in the vi and saved with :wq

However, when i run the vi file ...... %shellProgramming

my unix says "command not found"

why is that? and how do i run the vi shell scripting file? thanks

chmod u+x shellProgramming To make it executable

./shellProgramming To run it.

can also name the file as shellProgramming.sh and diretly run it by giving it as

sh shellProgramming.sh

on the prompt.

Hey there,

You can also place it in a directory in your PATH, after you make it executable, so you can run it from anywhere.

I dont' recommend adding a dot to your PATH, but just do

echo $PATH

and copy your script into one of those directories and you can just run it by calling its name wherever you are on the filesystem

, Mike