In this introduction, I provide any overview of the concepts regarding shell scripts. Explaining what is a shell script is and describing several common shells. Later, a tutorial is made available for demonstration how to backup a file or folder using a tool to accomplish these tasks. The SNTbackup is a shell script backup tool that gives users the option to select to select a file or folder to be backed up. A detail demonstration with screenshots is provided as a visual aid to readers. I used a simple Linux shell script to back-up the home directory of my system. The script uses the tar command to execute this task. SNTback is a simple, effective, fully customizable backup script that protects your folder by creating a duplicate of the specific folder. The duplicate of the selected folder is the place in a location of the user’s preference. Users will find the SNTbackup as a resource which allows folders such as directories to be back-up in no time. …show more content…
Most people are aware know the computer reads information in binary language, which are 0’s and 1’s. The operating system shell allows users to interact with it by reading commands, which are inputted by the keyboard. The output of the command entered by the user will be displayed on the screen. Shell scripting can be used to create and customize the system administration task. Users can monitor their system, network, users, create data backups and security policies, etc. Shell scripting has several advantages and disadvantages. Some advantages are the user friendliness, time saving, and easily be troubleshot. However, some disadvantages are slow execution speed, compatibility issue within different operating