Get raw input from command line (ignore shell meta characters)
Try doing this :
$ read -r -p 'Please enter a string >>> ' var
$ printf '%q\n' "$var"
\*\*\*\<\>\<\>\<\|\|\&\&\*\&\$PATH
Try doing this :
$ read -r -p 'Please enter a string >>> ' var
$ printf '%q\n' "$var"
\*\*\*\<\>\<\>\<\|\|\&\&\*\&\$PATH