Bash script to show conditional if-else statement.

shoebill

Take into account the main readme for this section. README first.

Code.

$ cat learnbash.sh
#!/bin/bash

Message="Hello There!"
read -p "What is your name? " Name

if [ "$Name" == "Josh" ]
then
  echo "$Message $Name, you can go home early today."
else
  echo "$Message $Name, you have to stay late for production work."
fi

Run the script.

$ ./learnbash.sh 
What is your name? Josh
Hello There! Josh, you can go home early today

What happens if you're not Josh?

$ ./learnbash.sh 
What is your name? Jill   
Hello There! Jill, you have to stay late for production work.