“bad variable name” using “read var”

Question

I am getting confused about Linux shells. It may be that I oversee something obvious as a Linux noob.

All I want is the following script to run:

#!/b         


        

Answer 1

Here are a list of editors that support unix newline character.

Brackets has an extension for new-line/end-of-line support and it is built-in in Notepad++. Go to the 'Edit' tab. Find 'EOL Conversions' and select Unix (LF). That should get it done.