bash script

[Deceiver]

How do I input variables from the command line into a bash script? Right now I have a variable declared in the script that I have to change each time I run it and it would be nice to specify this variable through the command line as I run it.

 

[kellygirlbeads]

Really simple....

Use the $<number> notation.

[12:02pm] kelly (~) # sh test.sh hello again

The first argument is hello , the second argument is again

[12:02pm] kelly (~) # cat test.sh
#!/bin/sh

echo ""
echo "The first argument is $1 , the second argument is $2"
echo ""
exit 0

 

[fivepesos]

sh bashcript.sh variable1 variable2 ...

read the bash scripting howto

 

[freebsddude]

Here is a link to one!