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+#!/bin/bash
+# read the name of the user and print hello
+
+echo "Hi there! Please tell me your full name:"
+read name
+echo "It's nice to meet you, $name"
+
+# single quotes prevent the expansion of the variable
+echo 'What city do you live in?'
+read city
+echo "$city sounds like a wonderful place!"
+
+
+# exercise: write a script that asks the user for a 
+# filename and create an empty file named after it
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+echo "Hello from Ademola Akiwowo!"
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