diff --git a/01-read_input - Copy.sh b/01-read_input - Copy.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# read the name of the user and print hello
+
+echo "Hello! What is your name"
+read JeanMakita
+echo "Welcome, $JeanMakita"
+
+# single quotes prevent the expansion of the variable
+echo 'Your name was stored in $JeanMakita'
+
+# exercise: write a script that asks the user for a 
+# filename and create an empty file named after it
diff --git a/JeanMakita/bash_basics b/JeanMakita/bash_basics
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+Subproject commit d40c2a3ed5ef683148dedbfdcb19ffbe31763264
diff --git a/[bash_basics] b/[bash_basics]
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diff --git a/clone.txt b/clone.txt
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+#!/bin/bash
+# read the name of the user and print hello
+
+echo "Hello! What is your name"
+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
diff --git a/my_script.sh b/my_script.sh
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+echo "JeanMakita"
+
+echo "Hello! Have a great day ahead!"
+
+for (( i=1; i<=5; i++ ))
+
+do
+	echo "This is iteration $i"
+done