<WRAP muchbigger>**semester.sh**</WRAP>
=====Objective=====
A grade not-Z support script to determine the current academic semester for use in calculations in other scripts.
=====Features=====
This script features the following capabilities:

^  Attribute  ^  Description  ^  Contains  |
|  Class Flexible  |  Can be run for any class; is not hardcoded for one particular situation  |  YES  |
|  Configurable  |  Can pertinent options be set in variables at the start of the script?  |  NO (N/A)  |
|  Multi-Run Safe  |  Will the script appropriately overwrite appropriate entries, preventing duplicate or erroneous entries?  |  N/A  |
|  Error Checking  |  Are proper error checks in place to prevent incorrect data elements?  |  NO  |
|  User Executable  |  Can the script be run as a regular user (ie root privs not required)?  |  YES  |

=====TODO=====

  * look into ways to properly handle spring/summer, summer/fall, fall/winter, and winter/spring issues
    * reference other files to compare start and end of given semesters against current date

=====Prerequisites=====
In order to use **semester.sh**, the following conditions need to be met:

  * the usual array of UNIX commands (date, bash, and echo).

=====Usage=====
To use **semester.sh**, just run it:

<cli>
lab46:~$ semester.sh
fall2010
lab46:~$ 
</cli>

Common deployments are from other scripts, to determine the current semester.

=====Script=====

<code bash 1>
extern> http://lab46.corning-cc.edu/haas/content/scripts/semester
</code>