diff --git a/01-read_input_Erika.sh b/01-read_input_Erika.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+# read the name of the user and print hello
+
+echo "Hello! What is your name"
+read name
+echo "Welcome, Erika"
+
+# single quotes prevent the expansion of the variable
+echo 'Your name was stored in $name'
+
+# exercise: write a script that asks the user for a 
+# filename and create an empty file named after it
+
+echo "Hey $name, What is your filename?"
+read filename
+echo "You want $filename"
+echo "Creating $filename ..."
+touch $filename
+echo "$filename creted"
+ls
+echo "Bye,bye"
diff --git a/03-happy.sh b/03-happy.sh
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+++ b/03-happy.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ fi
 # the weekend or not
 echo "Which day of a week is today?"
 read day
-if [[ ${day,,} == "saturday" ]] | [[ ${day,,} == "sunday" ]]
-then 
+if [[ "$day" == "saturday" || "$day" == "sunday" ]]; then
    echo "Horayyyy!! Today is the weekend. Enjoy yourself! Be ready for the next week."
 else 
    echo "Today is a weekday. Keep focus on your work."
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