Shell script for automation of creation of github repository

GithubRepo.sh

CURRENTDIR=${pwd}

echo "What name do you want to give your remote repo?"
read REPO_NAME

echo "Enter a repo description: "
read DESCRIPTION

echo "what is the absolute path to your local project directory?"
read PROJECT_PATH

echo "What is your github username?"
read USERNAME

echo $PROJECT_PATH

cd "$PROJECT_PATH"

git init
touch README.MD
git add README.MD
git commit -m 'initial commit -setup with .sh script'

curl -u ${USERNAME} https://api.github.com/user/repos -d "{\"name\": \"${REPO_NAME}\", \"description\": \"${DESCRIPTION}\"}"

git remote add origin https://github.com/${USERNAME}/${REPO_NAME}.git
git push --set-upstream origin master

cd "$PROJECT_PATH"

echo "Done. Go to https://github.com/$USERNAME/$REPO_NAME to see." 
echo " *** You're now in your project root. ***"