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Here is my latest project - I need help writing a script that takes input from a user that is a directory and then shows the ordinary files and the ...
  1. 10-31-2008 #1
    froggy22
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    Need help..with user input

    Here is my latest project - I need help writing a script that takes input from a user that is a directory and then shows the ordinary files and the directories form the users inpt location.. I know how to do everthing execpt to get and use the input. Any help would be great! I am using Ubuntu.
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    Hi and welcome to the forum.

    Is this homework? You also didn't say what programming language your script should be written in.
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    creepy cripple
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    in shell script

    echo "Enter your name:"
    read name
    #here waits until user insert some text and press enter
    echo "Your name is: $name"
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