Shell script auto-code generation for programmers using Amazon Q Developer

Continuing with the theme of previous chapters, I am going to start with the persona of a programmer or an engineer who wishes to learn and develop code using shell scripts.

Shell script basics

Let’s use Amazon Q Developer’s chat-style interface to educate programmers, where they can simply ask questions in natural language to learn about the available commands and functions. I’ll use chat-style interaction and single-line and multi-line prompt techniques:

Q : what is a shell script and what is it used for ?

Figure 8.17 – Shell script – basics

As you can see in the preceding screenshot, for learners, Amazon Q Developer pointed out important areas in which shell scripts are effective, such as automation, system administration, application deployment, and more. It also provided a "Hello, World !" example of the shell script with...