Create read_input.sh pull request for greg

git.sh

@@ -158,3 +158,6 @@ git stash clear
 git update-index --assume-unchanged file.txt
 
 
+# lists files in long format
+ls -l
+

read_input.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# read the name of the user and print hello
+
+echo "Hello! What is your name. My name is Greg Smith"
+read name
+echo "Welcome, $name"
+
+# single quotes prevent the expansion of the variable
+echo 'Your name was stored in $name'
+
+# exercise: write a script that asks the user for a 
+# filename and create an empty file named after it