special-parameters.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This scripts generates a random password for each user specified on the command line

# Display what the user typed on the command line 
echo "You executed this command: ${0}"

# Display the path and filename of the script.
echo "You used $(dirname ${0}) as the path to the $(basename ${0}) script."

# Tell user how many arguments they passed in
# (Inside the script they are parameters, outside they are arguments.)
NUMBER_OF_PARAMETERS="${#}"
echo "You supplied ${NUMBER_OF_PARAMETERS} argument(s) on the command line."

# Make sure they at least supply one argument.
if [[ "${NUMBER_OF_PARAMETERS}" -lt 1 ]]
then 
echo "Usage: ${0} USER_NAME [USER_NAME]..."
exit 1
fi

# Generate and display a password for each parameter.
for USER_NAME in "${@}"
do 
PASSWORD=$(date +%s%N | sha256sum | head -c48)
echo "${USER_NAME}: ${PASSWORD}"
done