Use ‘read’ command
```
#!/bin/bash # Ask the user for their name echo Hello, who am I talking to? read varname echo It\'s nice to meet you $varname
```
With a prompt
```
#!/bin/bash # Ask the user for login details read -p 'Username: ' uservar read -sp 'Password: ' passvar echo echo Thankyou $uservar we now have your login details
```