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+#!/bin/bash
+# This shell script will handle I/O for the python query engine
+# It will take a query and return the formatted results
+
+# E.M.F. August 2025
+
+# Usage: ./run_query.sh 
+
+QUERY_SCRIPT="retrieve.py"
+
+echo -e "$QUERY_SCRIPT -- retrieve vector store chunks based on similaity + BM25 with reranking.\n"
+
+# Loop until input is "exit"
+while true; do
+    read -p "Enter your query (or type 'exit' to quit): " query
+    if [ "$query" == "exit" ] || [ "$query" == "quit" ] || [ "$query" == "" ] ; then
+        echo "Exiting..."
+        break
+    fi
+    time_start=$(date +%s)
+
+    # Call the python script with the query and format the output
+    python3 $QUERY_SCRIPT --query "$query" | \
+        expand | sed -E 's|(.* )(.*/data)|\1./data|' | fold -s -w 131
+    
+    time_end=$(date +%s)
+    elapsed=$((time_end - time_start))
+    echo -e "Query processed in $elapsed seconds.\n"
+done