03-18-2009
I'm just a starter in UNIX Scripting but think you could try the following:
1. Reason why it doesn't read the last line might be due to missing newline. Open your text file again in VI editor and save and quit using ":wq". That will take care of the newline character issue.
2. In the IF-ELSE block, instead of using "=" try using "==" or "-eq"
3. Put the whole code in a while loop. Use some flag say gotoMenu = true and keep going back to MENU till the flag is set to FALSE.
Hope this helps.
regards,
Arun.
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nonl
nl(3XCURSES) X/Open Curses Library Functions nl(3XCURSES)
NAME
nl, nonl - enable/disable newline control
SYNOPSIS
cc [ flag... ] file... -I /usr/xpg4/include -L /usr/xpg4/lib
-R /usr/xpg4/lib -lcurses [ library... ]
c89 [ flag... ] file... -lcurses [ library... ]
#include <curses.h>
int nl(void);
int nonl(void);
DESCRIPTION
The nl() function enables the handling of newlines. The nl() function converts newline into carriage return and line feed on output and
converts carriage return into newline on input. nonl() disables the handling of newlines.
The handling of newlines is initially enabled. Disabling the handling of newlines results in faster cursor motion since X/Open Curses can
use the line-feed capability more efficiently.
RETURN VALUES
On success, these functions return OK. Otherwise, they return ERR.
ERRORS
None.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Standard |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|MT-Level |Unsafe |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
libcurses(3XCURSES), attributes(5), standards(5)
SunOS 5.11 5 Jun 2002 nl(3XCURSES)