Coursera Final Project Repository

This repository contains all the required files for the final project of the Coursera course on Git and GitHub. It includes essential community health files and a functional shell script as specified in the assignment tasks.

Contents

This project includes the following files:

• LICENSE: The Apache 2.0 license governing the project.
• README.md: This file, providing an overview of the project.
• CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md: Guidelines for community interaction.
• CONTRIBUTING.md: Instructions for contributing to the project.
• simple-interest.sh: A shell script to calculate simple interest.

Usage of simple-interest.sh

The simple-interest.sh script calculates the simple interest given the principal amount, annual interest rate, and time period in years.

Prerequisites

You need a Unix-like environment (like Linux, macOS, or Windows Subsystem for Linux) with bash and bc installed.

Steps to Run

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <your-repository-url>
   cd <repository-name>

2. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x simple-interest.sh

3. Run the script with the required arguments:

   ./simple-interest.sh <principal> <rate> <time>

   • <principal>: The initial amount of money.
   • <rate>: The annual interest rate (in percent).
   • <time>: The time period in years.

Example

./simple-interest.sh 1000 5 2