Shell Programming and Scripting

defaultans=8hrs
read -e -i $defaultans -p "${bldwht}How long would you like to grant access to $USERNAME (8hrs,24hrs,48hrs,72hrs,96hrs,1wk or 2wk)? ${txtrst}" input
defaultans="${input:-$defaultans}"
#echo -e "${bldwht}How long would you like to grant access to $USERNAME (8hrs,24hrs,48hrs,72hrs,96hrs,1wk or 2wk)? ${txtrst}"
       echo "       "
        echo "       "
while true; do
read defaultans
case $defaultans in
     8hrs ) break;;
     24hrs ) break;;
     48hrs ) break;;
     72hrs ) break;;
     96hrs ) break;;
       1wk ) break;;
       2wk ) break;;
     * ) echo "You entered an invalid choice. You must choose 8hrs,24hrs,48hrs,72hrs,96hrs,1wk or 2wk access.";;
    esac
done

+ defaultans=8hrs
+ read -e -i 8hrs -p 'How long would you like to grant access to tnew (8hrs,24hrs,48hrs,72hrs,96hrs,1wk or 2wk)? ' input
How long would you like to grant access to tnew (8hrs,24hrs,48hrs,72hrs,96hrs,1wk or 2wk)? 8hrs
+ defaultans=8hrs
+ echo '       '

+ echo '       '

+ true
+ read defaultans  < script sits here and doesn't read the given defaultans above.


##Once I hit enter one time the script proceeds as expected.
+ case $defaultans in
+ echo 'You entered an invalid choice. You must choose 8hrs,24hrs,48hrs,72hrs,96hrs,1wk or 2wk access.'
You entered an invalid choice. You must choose 8hrs,24hrs,48hrs,72hrs,96hrs,1wk or 2wk access.
+ true
+ read defaultans