Read command - The read command allows you to prompt for input and store it in a variable. shell allows to prompt for user input. Syntax: read varname [more vars] or read –p "prompt" varname [more vars] words entered by user are assigned to varname and “more vars” last variable gets rest of input line.
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In Linux (Shell), there are two types of variable: (1) System variables - Created and maintained by Linux itself. This type of variable defined in CAPITAL LETTERS. (2) User defined variables (UDV) - Created and maintained by user. This type of variable defined in lower letters. Shell variables - var refers to the name, $var to the value - t = 100 #Sets var t to value 100 - echo ”$t = $t” #will print: $t = 100 - Remove a variable with unset var - Names begin with alpha characters and include alpha, numeric, or underscore