[SOLVED] Noob Shell script question

200mg · 01-05-2012, 10:53 PM

In Windows you can get a user provided variable with set /p, I was wondering what the linux equivalent is for set /p. variables seem to be more straight forward in shell scripting, just a=b, how can i get b to be provided by the end user based on a question, in windows it would be. TIA

set /p var="please enter var"

200mg · 01-05-2012, 11:03 PM

nvm...read command =)

David the H. · 01-06-2012, 01:32 AM

Good job figuring it out yourself. Please mark the thread as solved.

Here are a few bash references for you though, to help you in your studies. I especially suggest taking time out to read through the BashGuide at least. It covers all the basic scripting concepts in an easy-to-read form.

http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide
http://www.linuxcommand.org/index.php
http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ
http://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashPitfalls
http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-G...tml/index.html
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/index.html
http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html
http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/start
http://ss64.com/bash/