script that reads all the scripts in the directory and run them within that script

I-1 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-09-2009

Hi I am trying to write a shell script that is reading all the scripts in the current directory (currently 5) and is allowing me to run the scripts that is in the directory.
I want that this scripts asks te user to execute 1 of the listed scripts.

I have 4 sample scripts in the directory:
script1.sh
script2.sh
script3.sh
script4.sh

What I want to achieve more is that:
- when the user selects a script the script should be executed and return to the menu again after it finishes the script in the directory
- The input of the script should be visible for the user
- The user has the option to quit the script in a clean fashion

Here is my start for now... I am a litte stuck ...

Code:

#!/bin/sh
echo "Please Select a Script"
read SCRIPTSINDIR
#read the current directory and writes them to a file
ls -l -S -r  > $SCRIPTSINDIR
#get the files from the directory
more $SCRIPTSINDIR

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