Modifying a parameter pass to a script (Bash)

Question

I have been looking on Google for quite a while now and can\'t find anything that is matching what I need/want to do.

My objective is to write a script that takes tw

Answer 1

First copy your parameters to local variables:

Arg1=$1

Then, where you are assigning leave off the $ on the variable name to the left of the =

You can't have a $ on the left hand side of an assignment. If you do, it's interpreting the contents of $1 as a command to run

hope this helps