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# 1  
Old 07-20-2009
Bash Script: Trouble unable to run
I am trying to create a menu, and the script fails on ln 38 (Files in pwd). Any idea on where the problem is??

Thanks for the help

Rob




Code:
#!/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 ..." ; read ;;
       7) exit 0 ;;
       *) echo "Invalid selection!!!  Please select choice 1,2,3,4,5,6, or 7";
          echo "Press any key ..." ; read ;;

esac
done

Last edited by vgersh99; 07-20-2009 at 06:29 PM.. Reason: code tags, PLEASE!
# 2  
Old 07-20-2009
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# 3  
Old 07-20-2009
Check your parenthesis.

Code:
       6) echo "Files in `pwd` ; ls -l ; echo "Press any key ..." ; read ;;

Should read

Code:
       6) echo "Files in `pwd`" ; ls -l ; echo "Press any key ..." ; read ;;

# 4  
Old 07-20-2009
Here ya go;

Code:
#!/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

Couple of issues, be aware of you're simi colons; you did not have any on the end of #5, alos you need to finish out your quotes on 6.

but just as an FYI; when you press 6, its going to echo it and then move on, you will never see it, so I added an exit so you would see it.
# 5  
Old 07-20-2009
Joe,
Thanks for your help. I still can't get it to work. Funny thing though, when I comment out options 6 & 7, it works. I tried deleting the line, and re-typing it to no avail. Something about the parenthesis 6) is giving me an error. That parenthesis appears as a different color other than options 1-5.

Thanks,

Rob
# 6  
Old 07-20-2009
Quote:
Originally Posted by rchirico
Joe,
Thanks for your help. I still can't get it to work. Funny thing though, when I comment out options 6 & 7, it works. I tried deleting the line, and re-typing it to no avail. Something about the parenthesis 6) is giving me an error. That parenthesis appears as a different color other than options 1-5.

Thanks,

Rob

rchirico, its because you did not close off number 5 with a ;;, copy and paste mine and try it. I know it works Smilie


Code:
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
-(~/fun/unixforums)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(16:46 Mon Jul 20)
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
-(~/fun/unixforums)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(16:46 Mon Jul 20)
risk@Heavyarms [240] -->

# 7  
Old 07-20-2009
Can you repost your lines 5, 6, and 7 so we can look at what you have now. Also there should be a read and not an exit in code

Code:
       6) echo "Files in `pwd`"; ls -l ; echo "Press any key ..."; exit ;;

should be
Code:
       6) echo "Files in `pwd`"; ls -l ; echo "Press any key ..."; read ;;
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