Question: Write a bash shell script that : 1-Check if a directory Trash exists under the Root directory (i.e., check if /Trash exists on the computer

Write a bash shell script that :

1-Check if a directory Trash exists under the Root directory (i.e., check if /Trash exists on the computer the scripts is running) - If yes, do nothing - If no, create it and check if it was successfully created (check for the return value of the command that creates a new directory)

2- Take as an input name(s) of the file(s) and/or directory(ies)

- If no argument (file name) was passed, warn a user that no argument was passed and exit with a non-zero status.

- If at least one argument was passed, check if it(they) is(are) simple file(s), directories, or others ~

-if passed argument is not representing the file or directory, warn the user that no valid argument was received and exit with a non-zero status ~

- if the argument represents a valid file, copy the files to the /Trash directory and permanently remove it from its initial location ~

-if the argument represents a valid directory, copy the directory and all its content (subdirectories and/or files it contains) to the /Trash directory and permanently remove the directory from its initial location

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