Is there any way to not have automatic double spacing... or save my space bar formatting for that matter.. I tried to post some code, but with all the spaces I put in to line it up right, when I actually posted it, it was all messed up

You can go to HTML mode by clicking on Source button, and then input your code there inside PRE tag.

Edit - that does not seem to work.

#!/bin/bash
#
#A script: Ask for user real name and store in variable to retrieve later
#
noinput=""
#
echo "Please enter your name = = > \c"
read confirm_reply
#
if ["$confirm_reply" = '$noinput"]
    then
       echo "No name was entered. Please enter your name."
    else
       real_name=$confirm_reply
fi

The only variable I need to initialize here would be 'noinput', correct? I'm not sure how to initialize it as literally no input. When I run this script, whatever is entered for the name get's returned as:

line 10: [NAME: command not found

#!/bin/bash
#
#A script to determine if the user name already exists.
#
echo "Please enter your user ID ==> \c"
read confirm_reply
#
if ["$confirm_reply" = '$noinput"]
    then
       echo "No user ID was entered. Please enter your user ID."
    else
       user_id=$confirm_reply
       home_directory="/u/$user_id"
       if ["$user_id" = "$(cat /u/reedk/ulist|cut -f1 -d':'|grep $user_id)" ]
          then
         echo "User ID already exists."
          else
         echo "Home Directory set: $home_directory"
         echo "User ID set: $user_id
       fi
fi

Again, I am at a loss for initializing variables... which ones, and how ?

Alright... I think I figured out bow to init my variables. Below is the complete add user script I am trying to make work.

line 53: syntax error near unexpected token `0'  (RED)

*******************************************************************************************************************************************

#!/bin/bash
#
#  complete add user script
#
initialize_variables ()
{
noinput=
user_name=' '
user_id_num=' '
home_directory=' '
group_id_num=' '
group_name=' '
#
#
cat /u/reedk/ulist|cut -f3 -d':'|sort -bg > luid_file
#
tuid=$(tail -1 luid_file)
let user_id_num=$tuid+1
echo "$user_id_num"
}
#
display_heading ()
{
clear
echo "           ADD USER SCREEN        "
echo " _________________________________"
}
main_menu ()
{
   let doption=100
   while [ $doption != 99 ]
    do
     display_heading


echo "  1.  Enter user real name .................. $user_name       "
echo "      Next available user ID Number ......... $user_id_num     "
echo "  2.  Enter Group ID Number ................. $group_id_num    "
echo "                Group name .....$group_name"
echo "  3.  Enter Home Directory  ................. $home_directory  "
echo "  4.  Enter Default Shell  .................. $default_shell   "
echo " "
echo " user_add -c "$user_name" -d $home_directory -g $group_id_num -G $group_name -m -s $default_shell $strt_script "
echo " "
echo "  0.  ADD USER NOW  "
echo " "
echo " "
echo "  99.  EXIT   (Take no action)  "
echo " ============================================================"
echo " Please select an option ===>   "
read option
case $option in
  0)  echo " user_add -c "$user_name" -d $home_directory -g $group_id_num -G $group_name -m -s $default_shell $strt_script "
      echo " $user_name has been added successfully"
      sleep 5
     ;;
  1)  display_heading
      echo "Please the users real name: (fi.mi.last)  ==>  "
      read confirm_reply
      if [ "$confirm_reply" = "$noinput" ]
         then
           echo " No user name entered"
         else
           user_name=$confirm_reply
           home_directory=/u/$user_name
           default_shell=/bin/bash
           if [ "$user_name" = "$( cat /u/reedk/ulist|cut -f1 -d':'|grep $user_name) " ]
             then
              echo " User name already exists"
           fi
      fi
      ;;
  2)  display_heading
      echo "Enter the primary Group ID Number ==>  "
      read confirm_reply
      group_name=' '
      if [ "$confirm_reply" = "$noinput" ]
        then
         echo "No primary group ID was entered"
        else
         grpfnd='n'
         group_id_num=$confirm_reply
         for i in $(cat /u/reedk/gfile|cut -f1,3 -d':')
          do
            if [ $(echo $i|cut -f2 -d':') -eq $group_id_num ]
             then
               grpfnd='y'
               group_name=$(echo $i|cut -f1 -d':')
            fi
            done
            if [ $grpfnd = 'n' ] || [ $group_id_num -eq 0 ]
              then
               echo "Invalid primary group number entered"
            fi
      fi
      ;;
  99)  let doption=99
       ;;
esac
done
}
#
###################################
#  BEGIN MAIN PROGRAM             #
###################################
if [ "$(whoami)" != "$( cat /u/reedk/auth.list|grep $(whoami) )" ]
   then
     echo " You are not authorized to run this script ... Contact your System Administrator "
   else
     initialize_variables
     main_menu
fi

Hi

I don't know program language

would you please convert it to an application or a spreadsheet?

and if you do it beginners (like me) can use it

You can text me if you have any problems