diff --git a/scripts/backup.sh b/scripts/backup.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# create regex for directories
+# check for characters invalid in directory names
+# how to check if sth exists in bash
+
+
+help() {
+	echo "${0} creates a compressed backup of a user specified directory"
+	echo "Usage: "
+	echo -e "${0} backup\n"
+	# echo "Example usage: ./backup.sh my_pictures pic_backup"
+
+
+	echo "${0} help: Displays this help message"
+}
+
+
+backup() {
+    local dir_name
+    local backup_name
+	local backup_date=$(date "+%d-%m-%Y_%H%M%S")
+
+
+    read -rp "Specify the name of the directory to backup: " dir_name
+    read -rp "Specify name of the backup (defaults to dir_name if backup_name is not specified) " backup_name
+
+	if [[ ! -d "${dir_name}" ]]; then
+		echo -e "\nError: specified directory does not exist" >&2
+	fi
+	[[ -z "${backup_name}" ]] && backup_name="${dir_name}_${backup_date}" && echo "backup name not specified: using ${dir_name} instead " >&1
+    [[ -d "${dir_name}" ]] && tar -czvf "${backup_name}_${backup_date}.tar.gz" "${dir_name}"
+
+
+}
+
+# backup "$@" > log
+
+command="$1"
+case "$command" in
+	"backup")
+	backup >> backups.log;;
+
+	*)
+	help;;
+esac
+
+ps aux | awk  ' BEGIN {"ps aux" | getline ps print head} $8=="R+" {print $8, $11}'
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diff --git a/scripts/file_manager.sh b/scripts/file_manager.sh
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+++ b/scripts/file_manager.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+
+# Function to show usage/help
+show_help() {
+    echo "Usage: $(basename "$0") [command]"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Commands:"
+    echo "  create [filename]   Create file titled filename with some user-provided extension (e.g .txt)"
+    echo "  delete [filename]   Delete specified filename"
+    echo "  rename [filename]   Rename file"
+    echo "  list  List files in the current directory"
+    echo "  help  Show this help message"
+}
+
+create() {
+    local file_name=${1:?"File name must be specified for creation, exiting...."}
+
+    if [[ -f "$file_name" ]]; then
+    echo "File already exists"
+    else
+    touch -- "$file_name" && echo "File created"
+
+    fi
+}
+#refactor delete to confirm before deleting a directory
+# add error handling for when delete fails
+delete() {
+
+    local file_name=${1:?"A file name must be specified for deletion, exiting...."}
+
+    if [[ ! -f "${file_name}"  && ! -d "${file_name}" ]]; then
+        echo "No file or directory named ${file_name} found" >&2
+        exit
+    elif [[ -f "${file_name}" ]]; then
+        rm -- -f "${file_name}"
+
+    elif [[ -d "${file_name}" ]]; then
+        rm -- -rf "${file_name}"
+
+    fi
+}
+
+#
+
+# Function to list files
+list() {
+    ls -lh
+}
+# add error handling for when delete fails
+
+rename() {
+    local old_name=${1:?"Name of existing file cannot be empty"}
+    local new_name=${2:?"New name of existing file cannot be empty"}
+
+    if [[ -e "${old_name}" ]]; then
+        mv -- "${old_name}" "${new_name}"
+    else
+        printf "Error: file \'%s\' does not exist" "$old_name"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Parse the first argument as the command
+command=$1
+shift  # remove first argument so $@ contains remaining args
+
+case "$command" in
+    create | cr)
+    create "$@"
+    ;;
+    delete | del)
+    delete "$@"
+    ;;
+    list | l)
+    list
+    ;;
+    rename | rn)
+    rename "$@"
+    ;;
+    *)
+    show_help
+    ;;
+esac
+
diff --git a/scripts/system_check.sh b/scripts/system_check.sh
new file mode 100755
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+++ b/scripts/system_check.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+sys_info() {
+# Disk usage
+echo -e "Disk Usage: "
+df -h | awk 'NR > 1 && ($5 + 0) > 80 {print "Warning: " $1 " space exceeds 80%\n"}'
+# Memory usage
+echo -e "RAM memory usage: \n"
+printf "%s\n\n" "$(free -m)"
+# CPU load (uptime)
+echo "System Uptime info:"; uptime
+
+# Display top 5 memory-consuming processes
+echo -e "\n\nTop 5 memory consuming processes are: "
+ps aux | awk ' NR > 1 && $4 > 0.0 {print $4, $11} ' | sort -nr | head -5
+
+# Count total running processes
+echo -e "\nTotal running processes are: "; ps aux | awk ' {count++} END {print count}'
+
+}
+log_date=$(date "+%d-%m-%Y-%S")
+[[ -d "logs" ]] && sys_info > logs/system_report_"($log_date)".log
+[[ ! -d "logs" ]] && mkdir logs && sys_info > logs/system_report_"($log_date)".log
+# # explain >&2
+# how to output potential script errors into another file
+# how to generate random ids for filename in bash script
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diff --git a/scripts/user_info.sh b/scripts/user_info.sh
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+++ b/scripts/user_info.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+prompt() {
+    local name=${1:-}
+    local age
+    local country=${2:-}
+
+    while true; do
+        read -p "Enter age: " age
+        if [[ ! $age =~ ^([1-9][0-9]*|0)$ ]]; then
+            echo "Invalid age, try again"
+        else
+            echo "Valid age: $age"
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+if [[ ${age} -lt 18 ]]; then
+    echo "You are a minor"
+elif [[ ${age} -gt 65 ]]; then
+    echo "You are an adult"
+else
+    echo "You are a senior"
+fi
+
+
+
+    echo "Your name is ${name} and you are from ${country}, the /$/{result of api_call /}"
+    echo "Country: ${country}"
+}
+[[ -d "logs" ]] || mkdir logs
+[[ -d "logs" ]] && cd logs || exit
+touch "user_info.log"
+
+prompt "$@" > "user_info.log"
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