How do arguments work in Bash scripting? How can my bash script accept input? Here's a quick video covering the basics of arguments in Bash scripting. Arguments are the data that you pass in when you call a script, like "scriptname argument1 argument 2". In real life, this is something like 'tar zcf filename.tar.gz directory' ('zcf', 'filename.tar.gz', and 'directory' are the arguments in this example). $# -- number of args that our script was run with $0 -- the filename of our script $1..$n -- script arguments Full Bash Scripting Basics Playlist:    • Bash Scripting   The only non-video Bash scripting resource you need: http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/ Step-by-step project-based Linux course for beginners: https://www.udemy.com/course/hands-on-linux-self-hosted-wordpress-for-linux-beginners/?referralCode=19C0A7DEE2FD53C9C09D Free Linux Sysadmin Course Playlist:    • The Linux Basics Course: Beginner to ...   DigitalOcean referral link: https://m.do.co/c/0380a1db56a6 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tutorialinux Official Site & e-mail list: https://tutorialinux.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tutorialinux Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tutorialinux Podcast: http://kernelpanicpodcast.com/