Shell Programming and Scripting

#create tempfile
echo temp >tempfile

#Output welcome message and first entry criteria
echo "Welcome to the HITS search.

To search please enter the month in which you wish to search (Months must be typed in short. e.g. Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.): "

#read the variable entered
read MONTH

#get the variable and search for that criteria and place results in the tempfile
grep "$MONTH" *.hits >tempfile

#enter the second search criteria in the form of years
echo "Enter year (Must be between 2005 and 2007): "

#read the variable entered
read YEAR

#Output the results text
echo "Here are you're results: "

#Wait two seconds
sleep 2

#Get results from the tempfile and display them in the terminal
grep "$YEAR" tempfile

#Wait two seconds
sleep 2

#Output thank you message
echo "Thank you for using the HITS search."

#Wait two seconds
sleep 2

#Remove tempfile recursively
rm -r tempfile

#Re-run the program message
echo "Do you want to re-run HITS search?