add exercise6.sh, template.sh

shell_scripting_succinctly/exercise6.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Prompts the user for a file or directory name and reports if it is
+# a regular file or directory.
+# Also performs an 'ls' long listing command against the file or directory.
+
+# Main body of shell script starts here.
+read -p "Enter the name of a file or directory: " FD_NAME
+
+if [ -f $FD_NAME ]
+then
+    echo "${FD_NAME} is a regular file or directory."
+    ls -l $FD_NAME
+else
+    echo "${FD_NAME} is NOT a regular file or directory."
+fi
+
+# Exit with an explicit exit status.
+exit 0