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Shell Script to Accept User Input
Linux bash script allows you to accept user inputs and read what user types on the screen. This is achieved by Linux read command within the script. In the below script, we will be asking user their favorite color and prompt the user with the input they have typed on the screen.
vi user_input_fav_col.sh
# !/bin/bash
echo -n "What is your favourite colour :"
read answer
echo "oh! you like $answer!"
Here is the sample output of the above script
More ways to use User Input Bash Script
Ask user to input their name & output "Welcome " + username
Ask user to input their first & last name. Output - "Hello " + first + last name
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