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+#!/bin/bash
+echo "Enter the number of elements:"
+read n
+
+echo "Enter $n numbers:"
+for (( i=0; i<n; i++ ))
+do
+    read arr[i]
+done
+largest=${arr[0]}
+second_largest=''
+
+for (( i=1; i<n; i++ ))
+do
+    if (( arr[i] > largest ))
+    then
+        second_largest=$largest
+        largest=${arr[i]}
+    elif (( arr[i] != largest )) && { [[ -z "$second_largest" ]] || (( arr[i] > second_largest )); }
+    then
+        second_largest=${arr[i]}
+    fi
+done
+
+if [[ -z "$second_largest" ]]
+then
+    echo "There is no distinct second largest number (all elements may be equal)."
+else
+    echo "Second largest number is: $second_largest"
+fi