Special variables in Shell Scripting #ShellScripting #Fedora #LinuxTerminal #bashScript #touchstar

Special Variable Description
$0 The filename of the current script.
$n These variables correspond to the arguments with which a script was invoked. Here n is a positive decimal number corresponding to the position of an argument (the first argument is $1, the second argument is $2, and so on).
$# The number of arguments supplied to a script.
$* All the arguments are double quoted. If a script receives two arguments, $* is equivalent to $1 $2.
$@ All the arguments are individually double quoted. If a script receives two arguments, $@ is equivalent to $1 $2.
$? The exit status of the last command executed.
$$ The process number of the current shell. For shell scripts, this is the process ID under which they are executing.
$! The process number of the last background command.