Simple bash stements to set values covering following two scenarios: 1. Set username/password variable if value passed on running the file 2. Or (step 1 doesn't pass values), set them on prompt arguments Create a login.sh file using the below content:

#!/bin/sh

# set -o errexit -o nounset -o xtrace

echo "Initialising Username/Password: "

if test "${1+x}"; then # Set values from inline statement
  username=$1
  password=$2  
else # Otherwise, set values from arguments
  read -p 'Username: ' username
  read -sp 'Password: ' password
fi

echo 'Username: ' $username '| Password: ' $password

1. First scenario, passing the values whilst running the file

$ sh login.sh nepal.user Pokhara123
Username:  nepal.user | Password:  Pokhara123

2. Second scenario, passing the values on prompt arguments

$ sh login.sh 

$ sh login.sh
Initialising Username/Password:
Username: nepal.user
Password: Pokhara123
Username:  nepal.user | Password:  Pokhara123