Getting user input bash scripts
ID: 314
Category: Bash Scripts
Added: 2nd of August 2022
Views: 1,786
The following bash script gets the user input by using the read command and then printing out the results in the terminal.
If this is your first time creating a bash script please visit my other tutorial Create a simple bash script
Copy and past the code below in to your text editor, save the file as user_input.sh
#!/usr/bin/bash
echo "What is your name?"
read name
echo "How old are you?"
read age
echo "Hello $name, you are $age years old"
echo "What is your name?"
read name
echo "How old are you?"
read age
echo "Hello $name, you are $age years old"
Make the file executable by entering the following command
chmod +x user_input.sh
Run the script by entering
./user_input.sh
