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i want to create a script that will aid in automating bash commands, such as making directories, changing permissions, moving files, etc...  

How do I do this?  I am under the impression I need to make an executable file that contains these commands, but what else needs to be done?  Is there some special syntax in the file or something else?  Any links, refrences, hints?
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I would use aliases for this rather that individual scripts. Edit .bashrc in your home directory and add any aliases you like. They wont  work until you open a new shell or run source .bashrc. A couple of examples that I use -
alias xe="chmod +x"
alias log="cd /var/log"
alias mes="less /var/log/messages"
alias erc ="vi ~/.bashrc;source ~/.bashrc"
xe myfile will make myfile executable. log will change to the /var/log directory etc. You can alias several comands by putting a ; between them. I would only use scripts for more complex tasks.