From 95c74bd303504fc27147667a666582f1a1d9990a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: eberdan Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2024 11:43:32 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update 04_shell_scripts.md --- Basic_shell/04_shell_scripts.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/Basic_shell/04_shell_scripts.md b/Basic_shell/04_shell_scripts.md index a99fa1e6..88a9d2d0 100644 --- a/Basic_shell/04_shell_scripts.md +++ b/Basic_shell/04_shell_scripts.md @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pwd # List contents of the directory ls -l ``` +**Note:** Comments are always preceded by `#` which tells the computer not to execute that line. Comments are really helpful for keeping track of what different commands are doing. Best practice is to always comment your scripts! Now, let's save and quit this shell script. This should bring you back to the command prompt. Check and see that the new script file you created is in this directory: