Shell Programming and Scripting

That wasn't what i was asking at all. I understand how to add things to a hash. I just don't understand how to add a user's input to a hash. I get that I need to have it write it to a file. I get THAT, but I don't get how to get it to take a user's input and add it to a hash. I'm getting tired of repeating myself.

get user input

Code:

$userinput = <>;

yea, i got that part. this is what won't work:

Code:

	print "Enter new variable for hash\n";
	$variable = <>;
	chomp($variable);
	print "Enter what it equals:";
	$newequal = <>;
	chomp($newequal);
	$addtohash{$variable}=$newequal;

it doesn't add it to the hash!

Sure it will. If you have a hash %addtohash your code will add a new key with the value. Of course it will only add it into memory.

Where do I add %addtohash in the code I posted. I tried adding it in a few different places, and it didn't work.

It is exactly this statement you posted

that sets the new key-value to the hash %addtohash.

The key is the value of the variable $variable. That was what you read from the standard input.

The value is the value of the variable $newequal. Again, you read that from the standard input.

That is exactly what your code does, but whether your code posted does exactly what you expected it to do, only you can tell.

I'm tired having to explain basic syntax like this either. Please consider revise the Perl basics. You really need it.

Sorry, I'm giving up. Either you can't follow simple instuctions or we can't give them, either way, this is going no where.