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Input: Arguments: $1, $# and "$@", Asking Questions: read.

Updated November 10, 2026

1. Arguments: $1, $# and "$@" (Apprentice): The words typed after a script's name are its arguments: $1 is the first, $2 the second, $# says how many there are, and "$@" hands all of them on, each in one piece.
2. Asking Questions: read (Apprentice): read waits for the user to type a line and keeps it in a variable: -p shows a question first, -s hides what's typed, and ${name:-default} gives an answer that was left empty a default.