How to write a bash script

Published: 24 April 2017
on channel: OMGenomics
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On Mac or Linux, how to make a script/pipeline on the command-line in bash.

Blog post: https://omgenomics.com/blog/writing-b...
Interactive tutorial: https://sandbox.bio/tutorials/bash-sc...


Code:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
NAME=${1?Error: no name given}
NAME2=${2:-friend}
echo "HELLO! $NAME and $NAME2"

Run as:
./myscript Tom
or
./myscript Tom Jerry


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Correction:
02:40 To get out of less, just press the "q" key.


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