In a linux operating system(I'm using SSH secure shell) use the shell script to display the drawing your first and last name initial pattern. I created a script and went to the nano editor to edit the script. Code was given to me but each time I was running it there is a syntax error and it is supposed to displayed a diamond pattern. This is the code that was given. I found online that someone put a very similair code to this one with a few changes. Changing MAX_NO to MAX in each part of the code and no ";" before the "then".

#!/bin/bash

MAX_NO=0

echo -n "Enter Number between (5 to 9) : "

read MAX_NO

if ! [ $MAX_NO -ge 5 -a $MAX_NO -le 9 ] ; then

echo "WTF... I ask to enter number between 5 and 9, Try Again"

exit 1

fi

clear

for (( i=1; i<=MAX_NO; i++ )) do for (( s=MAX_NO; s>=i; s-- ))

do

echo -n " "

done

for (( j=1; j<=i; j++ )) do echo -n " *" done echo "" done

###### Second stage ###################### for (( i=MAX_NO; i>=1; i-- ))

do

for (( s=i; s<=MAX_NO; s++ ))

do

echo -n " "

done

for (( j=1; j<=i; j++ ))

do

echo -n " *"

done

echo ""

done

With correcting the code it runs without an error but instead of a proper diamond pattern it displays a pattern like this one.

*

* *

* * *

* * * *

* * * * *

* * * * * *

* * * * * *

* * * * *

* * * *

* * *

* *

*

How am I supposed to make that pattern a proper diamond pattern. Please let me know how to correct this and have the code run without an error. Also what am I supposed to do to make it ask someone to put their intials instead of "*" to make the diamond pattern.