Using A Goto Label?


 
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Old 09-12-2009
Using A Goto Label?

Im trying to do something like this but I cant find any documentation.

Code:
read X
if [ $X = 1 ]
then goto ThisLine
fi

OTHER CODE
OTHER CODE

Label: ThisLine  echo "You entered 1"

# 2  
Old 09-12-2009
you can use the goto statement in Csh but other shells like ksh,sh (not supported).
# 3  
Old 09-12-2009
Any work arounds you could think of?
# 4  
Old 09-12-2009
You can create function and call the function.
# 5  
Old 09-12-2009
Code:
#!/bin/sh

ThisLine() {
    echo "You entered 1"
    return 0
    echo "I wasn't executed because on the return command :("
}

read X
if [ $X = 1 ]; then
    ThisLine
    echo 'Done!'
fi

exit 0

Here is an example on your code using a function instead of a goto
function needs to be created before the main code, else you get ./script.sh: 6: ThisLine: not found
return is optional if it is placed at the end of the function
you can put an argument after the return, defining the exit status of the function
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Old 09-12-2009
Thanks for the help!
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