What is the output of this script if the user inputs: red blue green yellow?

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Bash Scripting - User Input

What is the output of this script if the user inputs: red blue green yellow?

read a b c
echo "$a"
echo "$b"
echo "$c"

Ared blue green

Bred blue green yellow

Cred blue green yellow

Dred blue yellow green

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand how read assigns input
With three variables and four words, the last variable gets all remaining words.
Step 2: Assign input to variables
a='red', b='blue', c='green yellow'.
Final Answer:
red blue green yellow -> Option C
Quick Check:
Last variable gets all leftover input [OK]

Quick Trick: Last variable gets all leftover input words [OK]

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