Add New User to Fedora using Shell Script

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Hi all visitors
i have problem with add new user to fedora core.5
i want to create one shell script that can let user to input new user account to fedora.it is ok for adding new user to fedora but i want to consider that
when the user doesn't input any text, it will let user input user name again.
i mean it is like goto label in C or C++,when the user doesn't input any text, it will let user input again.
for shell script how can i create goto label like C or C++?
Thanks

Posted 20-Sep-11 21:27pm

soeun tony

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2011-09-20T22:36:00

Solution 1

It's a while since I wrote shell scripts but maybe something like:

JavaScript

name=$1
while "$name"==""
do
  echo "Please enter your name"
  read name
done

Posted 20-Sep-11 22:36pm

Richard MacCutchan