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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T05:32:31+00:00 2026-05-13T05:32:31+00:00

how to Enter data from keyboard in shell programming ? some command similar to

how to Enter data from keyboard in shell programming ?

some command similar to scanf in c

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-13T05:32:31+00:00

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You can use “read” :

$ cat ./test.sh
#!/bin/sh
echo -n "enter the value : "
read my_var

echo "The value is : $my_var"

And, executing the script :

$ sh ./test.sh
enter the value : 145
The value is : 145