#!/bin/bash REQ=POST URL=http://localhost:5000/sensor/update ID=${1:-11111111} VALUE=${2:-20.2} TYPE=${3:-temperature} data="{\"id\":\"$ID\", \"type\":\"$TYPE\", \"value\":$VALUE}" echo "$REQ $URL $data" read -p "continue?" -n 1 foo curl \ -X $REQ $URL \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d "$data"