risk@Heavyarms [238] --> cat ./test.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Cool Script for Weekly Assignment 2 (#3) that creates a menu to act as a ui
# and run some popular commands.
clear
while :
  do
     clear
     echo "**************************************************"
     echo " Main Menu of Linux User Interface"
     echo " Today's Date and Time: " `date`
     echo "**************************************************"



     echo "[1] Display Calendar for current year"
     echo "[2] Show files in your home directory"
     echo "[3] Launch vi to create/edit a file"
     echo "[4] Shutdown system now"
     echo "[5] Shutdown system in 5 minutes"
     echo "[6] Show files in current directory"
     echo "[7] Exit/Stop"
     echo "******************************"
     echo -n "Please enter your menu choice [1-7] : "
     read choice
     case $choice in
       1) echo `cal -y`; echo "Press any key ..."; read ;;
       2) echo "Files in `$HOME`" ; ls -l ; echo "Press any key ..." ; read ;;
       3) vi ;;
       4) clear
          echo " "
          echo " "
          read -p "Are you sure you want to shut down? - Y/N: " choice
          if [[ "$choice" = 'Y' ]] ; then
          sudo shutdown -h now
          fi
          clear ;;
       5) sudo shutdown -h now ;;
       6) echo "Files in `pwd`"; ls -l ; echo "Press any key ..."; exit ;;
       7) exit 0 ;;
       *) echo "Invalid selection!!!  Please select choice 1,2,3,4,5,6, or 7";
          echo "Press any key ..." ; read ;;

esac
done
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risk@Heavyarms [239] --> sh ./test.sh
**************************************************
 Main Menu of Linux User Interface
 Today's Date and Time:  Mon Jul 20 16:46:15 CDT 2009
**************************************************
[1] Display Calendar for current year
[2] Show files in your home directory
[3] Launch vi to create/edit a file
[4] Shutdown system now
[5] Shutdown system in 5 minutes
[6] Show files in current directory
[7] Exit/Stop
******************************
Please enter your menu choice [1-7] : ^C
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