Shell Programming and Scripting

(a) type "uname -a" and post results

(b) post your script within CODE brackets as I have done

(c) your UNIX does not support "/bin/sh" ?

AIX lc3bd1 3 4 00016D4F4C00

... and post your code in [ CODE ] brackets as I have done...

Code:

#!/bin/csh

cat <<ENDINPUT

Menu of Options

1. Display all files in a user's home directory
2. Welcome yourself to the program
3. Display System Information
4. Exit back to Windows

ENDINPUT
echo Please enter your choice:
read option
case "$option" in

1)
   ls -l
   ;;
2)
   echo welcome
   ;;
3)
   uname -a
   ;;
4)
   exit
   ;;
*)
   echo "Use 1, 2, 3, or 4"
   ;;
esac

So when I suggest you change the line

Code:

#!/bin/csh

to

Code:

#!/bin/sh

what did you think I meant?

Porter,

Well, I made the switch to /bin/sh as you recommended. Sorry, I didn't see that earlier or wasn't paying attention. I am now able to execute options 2 and 3. However, when I enter 1 or 4, it says the following:

ksh: 1: not found
or for option 4
ksh: 4: not found

Plus, I wasn't thinking but after entering one of these options except #4, I need to be able to bring the menu back up.

That's because you fell out of the menu script and are expecting the ksh shell to understand your menu options.

Did you notice my "while true; do ...... done"?