Shell scripting tutorial

Hello world

echo "hello world"

#!/bin/bash
echo "hello world"

input

echo "what is your name? "
read name
echo "hello $name"

Note that the variable is called $name, however the correct statement to read it is

read name

conditions

echo "what is your name? "
read name
if [ $name = "Thorsten" ]; then echo "I know you"

See also

• bash
• shell
• scripting
• bash Operators
• http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bash_Shell_Scripting
• http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Bash_tips
• http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Bash