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01-24-2014

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Function problem

hey guys, im trying to learn bourne shell atm and I'm having some issues with functions.

so heres my code:

Code:

#!/bin/bash

##functions

memory () {
free -m
}

space () {
    df -h
}


ip () {
    arp
}


user () {
    whoami
}



#'eingabemen�'

echo " hello how would you like to proceed? "
echo " 1) check memory "
echo " 2) check free space "
echo " 3) ip info "
echo " 4) user info "
echo " 5) nothing i'd just like to exit "

##read

read input;

case $input in 

    1)  echo " you've selected check memory..1 sec pls "
echo -e " free memory: " ; free -m;;
    2)  echo " you've selected check free space..1 sec pls "
echo -e " free space: " ; df -h;;
    3)  echo " you've selected ip info . 1 sec pls "
echo -e  " ipinfo: " ; ifconfig;;
    4)  echo " you've selected user info..1 sec pls "
echo -e " benutzer: " ; whoami;;
     5)  exit
esac

i came this far, Smilie

now my problem is, i want to open my shell script by

Quote:

test.sh space

for example and i want the function "space" which ive created to show me the info I need.

can anyone help me trying to fix this. thanks guys

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