Read command takes the input from a user and saves it onto a variable, so you can use it later on during your script.
Ask a user to press Y or N to execute.
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readis a command to ask user to give answer or press a key to continue. -
-pmeans to write a message which user can see, andansweris your variable.
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read -p "Would you like to proceed? [y/n]: " answer
echo "$answer is pressed!"
Ask a user to type the password in hidden mode. -s means secret which cannot be displayed on the user’s screen. But you can save the password on the variable for future use. May be your script requires a password before execution.
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read -s -p "Please type your Password: " pass
echo
echo "this is your password $pass"