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OMG that was stupid of mee....Thanks a lot guys it's working now!!

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Modern practice is to use '[[...]]' instead of '[...]' and '$(...)' instead of `...`

Code:

#!/usr/bin/bash

while read -p "what's ur name? (if none just press [ENTER])" name
do
   if [[ -z "$name" ]]; then
      echo "you don't have a name goodbye"
      exit 0
   fi
   changeName=$(echo $name | sed "s/on/ey/")
   echo "your name will change from: $name to $changeName"
done

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