[HOW TO] Create a script - Linux

This tutorial will show you how to create a script in Linux. In this tutorial I am going to use vi. You can also use gedit or anything else if you want.
Open a terminal and type:

vi (name of the script)

For example "testscript". This will create a script named testscrip.

vi testscript

vi editor will open.
Now its time to start writing your script. Below is an example of a basic script that launches Firefox:

#!/bin/sh
echo “welcome”
firefox

Save your script by pressing Esc. Then:

Type :w

Quit vi by:

Typing :q 

Next type the command below to make the script executable:

chmod +x testscript

Finally to run the script type:

./testscript

That's it! Enjoy creating scripts!