diff --git a/shell_scripting_succinctly/exercise6.sh b/shell_scripting_succinctly/exercise6.sh
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diff --git a/shell_scripting_succinctly/exercise7.sh b/shell_scripting_succinctly/exercise7.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.
+FD_NAME=$1
+
+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
diff --git a/shell_scripting_succinctly/exercise8.sh b/shell_scripting_succinctly/exercise8.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env 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.
+
+for PARAM in $@
+do
+    if [ -f $PARAM ]
+    then
+        echo "${PARAM} is a regular file."
+    elif [ -d $PARAM]
+    then
+        echo "${PARAM} is a regular directory."
+    else
+        echo "${PARAM} is NOT a regular file or directory."
+    fi
+
+    ls -l $PARAM
+done
+
+# Exit with an explicit exit status.
+exit 0