Bash - read variable from command line

In this article, we would like to show you how to read variable from command line in Bash.

Quick solution:

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#!/bin/bash

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read variable

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echo "Entered value is $variable"

In this example, we use read command with -p option to print the message before reading the value from command line. Then we set value as variable and print it using echo command.

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#!/bin/bash

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read -p "Enter value: " variable

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echo "Entered value is $variable"

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