diff --git a/01-changed_read_input.sh b/01-changed_read_input.sh
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+++ b/01-changed_read_input.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# read the name of the user and print hello
+
+echo "Hello! What is your name? My name is Alex Shaklee"
+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
+
+#Alex Shaklee's changes from software dev 2
+echo "Here is my change! The rest of the changes were from software dev 1!"
+
+#Alex Shaklee's changes from software dev 1
+echo "Enter a name for the new file"
+read newFile
+touch $newFile.txt
+echo "$newFile.txt has been created!"
+echo 'The file name was stored in $newFile'
+
diff --git a/01-read_input.sh b/01-read_input.sh
index 438445b4..29c3b26e 100644
--- a/01-read_input.sh
+++ b/01-read_input.sh
@@ -10,3 +10,11 @@ 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
+
+#Alex Shaklee's changes from software dev 1
+echo "Enter a name for the new file"
+read newFile
+touch $newFile.txt
+echo "$newFile.txt has been created!"
+echo 'The file name was stored in $newFile'
+
diff --git a/02-add_nums.sh b/02-add_nums.sh
index 2fd13cb5..344a952f 100644
--- a/02-add_nums.sh
+++ b/02-add_nums.sh
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ echo "The sum is $sum"
 
 # exercise: ask the user for the width and height and present total
 # number of pixels
+
+echo This is a new command
+echo This is DIFFERENT than before!
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