Use to get input (data from user) from keyboard and store (data) to variable.
Syntax:
read variable1, variable2,…variableN
eg:
#!/bin/sh
echo “Enter your name please”
read fname
echo “Welcome $fname”
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Use to get input (data from user) from keyboard and store (data) to variable.
Syntax:
read variable1, variable2,…variableN
eg:
#!/bin/sh
echo “Enter your name please”
read fname
echo “Welcome $fname”
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This is used in direct access files only. This is another branching option with the READ statement.