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

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

words=(8hrs 24hrs 48hrs 72hrs 96hrs 1wk 2wk)
PS3="Enter a number or q to quit "
printf "How long would you like to grant access to %s?\n" "$USERNAME"
select time in "${words[@]}"
do
   [[ "$REPLY" == [qQ]* ]] && break
   case "${time:-null}" in
      8hrs) break ;;
      24hrs) break ;;
      48hrs) break ;;
      72hrs) break ;;
      96hrs) break ;;
      1wk) break ;;
      2wk) break ;;
      null)
         printf "incorrect answer. Please enter a number 1-%d\n" ${#words[@]}
         ;;
   esac
done

   [[ -z "$REPLY" ]] && time=8hrs