Create a filename from user input

Question

I am writing a bash script in which i need to create a filename from two user inputs joined together. I have tried a similar code to the one below but its not working.Any help is appreciated.

echo -e "\e[1;36m"
read -p " What floor: " floor
echo
echo -e "\e[0m"
echo -e "\e[1;36m"
read -p " what number: " number
echo
echo -e "\e[0m"

filename = $floor + $number + .txt

data > filename

Off-topic: you may want to sanitize the input variables first, to prevent the user from accessing your entire file system. — Ruud Helderman, Nov 06 '15 at 21:02

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 06 '15 at 21:00

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filename="${floor}${number}.txt"

answered Nov 06 '15 at 21:00

Ruud Helderman

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