Login or Register to Ask a Question and Join Our Community

Sponsored Content
Full Discussion: Shell script automation using case statement
Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Shell script automation using case statement Post 28071 by Perderabo on Thursday 12th of September 2002 08:07:02 AM
Old 09-12-2002
Quote:
Originally posted by ianf
Tried the menu code but kept getting an error :

unexpected do
The select statement is a ksh thing. It won't work with sh.
 

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

lower case to upper case string conversion in shell script

How can convert a Lower case variable value to an upper case in the kron shell script. (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: dchalavadi
3 Replies

2. Shell Programming and Scripting

what is problem with this small shell script.. case statement related

Hi All, this small script is written to recognize user input character.. it is in small case .. upeer case or is a number... but when i input first capital letter say A.. it always gives small character.... what is the problem. #!/bin/bash echo "Enter the character" read a case $a in )... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: johnray31
2 Replies

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

shell script case statement

In a case statement like below : case $rental in "car") echo "For $rental Rs.20 per k/m";; "van") echo "For $rental Rs.10 per k/m";; "jeep") echo "For $rental Rs.5 per k/m";; "bicycle") echo "For $rental 20 paisa per k/m";; *) echo "Sorry, I can not gat a $rental for you";;... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: sriram003
4 Replies

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Shell case statement

echo -e "Select: \c" read IN pattern="1-20" case $IN in ) echo "Selected: $IN" ;; *) echo "Invalid selection: $IN" ;; esac # sh test Select: 10 Invalid selection: 10 # sh test Select: 2 (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: Ikon
6 Replies

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Help With Loop in Case Statement script

I am writing a bash script that asks the user for input and I need it to repeat until the user selects quit.. I dont know how to write the loop for it I searched all over but i still do not get it.. if anyone could help with this it would be greatly apprciated here is my script so far: #!... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Emin_Em
2 Replies

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Pass values to case statement in a function korn shell

I'm in the process of writng a function that consists of a case statement is there a way of calling the function and passing a value to it? ie function1 () { case opt1 do ..... opt2 do..... esac } function opt1 I'm aware the syntax is not correct, but you get the general idea. (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: squrcles
1 Replies

7. Shell Programming and Scripting

Case statement in UNIX shell script

have written the below code to check whether the string received from user is a file name or dir using case statement, but its going into default case*). #!/bin/sh #Get a string from user and check whether its a existing filename or not rm str2 rm str3 echo "enter a file \c" read fil... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: Mohan0509
8 Replies

8. Shell Programming and Scripting

Using shell to generate case statement

Hi Gurus, I have a very weird requirement and have no clue to resolve the issue. please help me get out this difficulty below two tables, table1 contains the column name. D means this column used for the rule. for example: rule 0 is all columns have value, rule1 is col3 and col7 have no value.... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Torhong
2 Replies

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Shell scripting with case statement

Foe example we have three environments int,qa and prod.Each environment has some number of servers. int=Server1,Server2,Server3 qa=Server4,Server5,Server6 prod=Server7,Server8,Server9 echo "Enter the Environment i.e int,qa,prod" read env case $env in int) ## Need command where all the... (9 Replies)
Discussion started by: nareshreddy443
9 Replies

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

Shell script run in a case statement call to run a php file, also Perl

Linux System having all Perl, Python, PHP (and Ruby) installed From a Shell script, can call a Perl, Python, PHP (or Ruby ?) file eg eg a Shell script run in a case statement call to run a php file, also Perl or/and Python file??? Like #!/usr/bin/bash .... .... case $INPUT_STRING... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: hoyanet
1 Replies

LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS

item_init

menu_hook(3CURSES)					     Curses Library Functions						menu_hook(3CURSES)

NAME

       menu_hook, set_item_init, item_init, set_item_term, item_term, set_menu_init, menu_init, set_menu_term, menu_term - assign application-spe-
       cific routines for automatic invocation by menus

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag... ] file... -lmenu  -lcurses	[ library... ]
       #include <menu.h>

       int set_item_init(MENU *menu, void (*func)(MENU *));

       int set_item_term(MENU *menu, void (*func)(MENU *));

       void item_term(MENU *menu);

       int set_menu_init(MENU *menu, void (*func)(MENU *));

       void menu_init(MENU *menu);

       int set_menu_term(MENU *menu, void (*func)(MENU *));

       void menu_term(MENU *menu);

DESCRIPTION

       set_item_init() assigns the application-defined function to be called when the menu is posted and just  after  the  current  item  changes.
       item_init()  returns  a	pointer to the item initialization routine, if any, called when the menu is posted and just after the current item
       changes.

       set_item_term() assigns an application-defined function to be called when the menu is unposted and just before the  current  item  changes.
       item_term()  returns  a	pointer  to  the  termination  function, if any, called when the menu is unposted and just before the current item
       changes.

       set_menu_init() assigns an application-defined function to be called when the menu is posted and just after the top row changes on a posted
       menu.  menu_init()  returns a pointer to the menu initialization routine, if any, called when the menu is posted and just after the top row
       changes on a posted menu.

       set_menu_term() assigns an application-defined function to be called when the menu is unposted and just before the top  row  changes  on  a
       posted  menu.  menu_term()  returns a pointer to the menu termination routine, if any, called when the menu is unposted and just before the
       top row changes on a posted menu.

RETURN VALUES

       Routines that return pointers always return NULL on error. Routines that return an integer return one of the following:

       E_OK		 The routine returned successfully.

       E_SYSTEM_ERROR	 System error.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Unsafe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       curses(3CURSES), menus(3CURSES), attributes(5)

NOTES

       The header <menu.h> automatically includes the headers  <eti.h> and <curses.h>.

SunOS 5.11							    31 Dec 1996 						menu_hook(3CURSES)
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:57 AM.
Unix & Linux Forums Content Copyright 1993-2022. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy