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Write a Bash shell script that will:
+ use as its input the current directory from which it is run
+ print the count and the name of the file, for each file
+ assign and print either "[DIR]", "[FIL]", or "[UNK]" for each file, based on the file's type
+ have the output of the general form:
[TYP] : count : file_name

Example:
[FIL] : 01 : dog
[FIL] : 02 : cat
[DIR] : 03 : colors
[FIL] : 04 : horse
[FIL] : 05 : pig.

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Attached Bash script is well commented and self-explanatory.

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Please find the following solution attached as 265984.sh as well. Remember to "chmod +x 265984.sh" before you attempt to run the script like "./265984.sh". Alternatively you can also run the script as "bash 265984.sh".

#
# Declare a counter
#
count=1

#
# Go ...

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