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+#!/bin/bash
+# read the name of the user and print hello
+
+echo "Hello! What is your name?"
+read woody
+echo "Welcome, $woody"
+
+
+echo 'Your name was stored in $woody'
+
+# asking for a filename
+echo "Please enter a filename:"
+read filewoody
+
+# creating an empty file with the specified name
+touch "$filewoody"
+
+echo "An empty file named '$filewoody' has been created."
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+#!/bin/bash
+# read the name of the user and print hello
+
+echo "Hello! What is your name"
+read name
+echo "Your full name is $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
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