Question: Write a Borne Again shell ( BASH ) script which receives a path as the input and calculates the number of each file type defined

Write a Borne Again shell (BASH) script which receives a path as the input and calculates the number of each file type defined in Linux/Unix file types in the given path. Name the script filestatics. Here are some sample runs of the filestatics:
filestatics
You must enter a path:
Usage: filestatics pathname
filestatics foodir
foodir not found!
filestatics /dev /etc
You must enter a path:
Usage: filestatics pathname
filestatics /dev
Here is the /dev directory file type statistics:
OrdinaryBlockcharacterdirectorylinkpipesocket
5101361000
filestatics /etc
Here is the /etc directory file type statistics:
OrdinaryBlockcharacterdirectorylinkpipesocket
150320715
Note that the above numbers might be different in your machine.
Bonus
You will receive 2% bonus mark, if you also print the statistics for permission bits as well. Here is a sample output:
filestatics /dev
Here is the /dev directory file type statistics:
OrdinaryBlockcharacterdirectorylinkpipesocket
5101361000
Here is the /dev directory permission statistics:
ownerGroupOthers
r w x r w x r w x
1083872420
Always check if the script has received the correct number of parameters and their orders based on the shown examples. If the user enters wrong parameter print an error message and notify the right usage format. In case of usage error or any other unusual error you need to exit with none zero value.
The output of your script should be nicely formatted. Use the tab character to properly format the output of your script.
If you create intermediate temporary files anywhere including in /tmp, remove them before your script ends.
Make sure, you have had enough comments to make your script readable and understandable. Also: (Don't use the "awk" command or any others like it)

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