07-15-2002
Suggest you read the man page on case and sh. Very simple suggestion below:
#!/bin/sh
/usr/ucb/echo -n "Enter the day (default: `date +%A`) "
read whichday
if ["$whichday" -eq ""]; then
whichday="`date +%A`"
fi
case $whichday in
Sunday) cat /tmp/nowork.lp ;;
Monday) cat /tmp/Monday.lp ;;
Friday) cat /tmp/Friday.lp ;;
Saturday) cat /tmp/nowork.lp ;;
esac
Personally, I would do this in csh (don't even start) but would suggest you do it in ksh instead of bourne. More features. Once you get it, put it into a web page and cgi-script for better looks.
Note to add your normal checking - upper/lower case, numbers, ...
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praliases
praliases(1) User Commands praliases(1)
NAME
praliases - display system mail aliases
SYNOPSIS
praliases [-C configfile] [-f aliasfile] [key]
DESCRIPTION
The praliases utility displays system mail aliases. When no key is given, praliases displays the current system aliases, one per line, in
no particular order. The form is key:value. If a key is given, only that key is looked up and the appropriate key:value is displayed if
found.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-C configfile Specifies a sendmail configuration file.
-f aliasfile Reads the specified file aliasfile instead of the default sendmail system aliases file.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
key A specific alias key to look up.
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful operation.
>0 An error occurred.
FILES
/etc/mail/aliases Default sendmail system aliases file
/etc/mail/aliases.db Database versions of the /etc/mail/aliases file
/etc/mail/aliases.dir Database versions of the /etc/mail/aliases file
/etc/mail/aliases.pag
/etc/mail/sendmail.cf Default sendmail configuration file
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWsndmu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
mailq(1), newaliases(1M), sendmail(1M), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.11 29 Mar 2004 praliases(1)