Shell Scripts on Mac

Shell scripts on mac in a nutshell:

  1. Create a new shell script file with nano:
    nano script.sh
  2. Enter the following code to signify it's a shell script and to run a command:
    #!/bin/sh
    ls
  3. Make it executable with chmod:
    chmod 777 script.sh
  4. Run it with the sh command:
    sh script.sh

Schedule a Script on Mac

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36854193/scheduling-a-terminal-command-or-script-file-to-run-daily-at-a-specific-time-mac