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# 1  
Old 09-29-2011
How to signal the end of a case statement
This is my code:
Code:
echo "Which Pipeline would you like to use?"
select cmd in "HVR1" "NS3" "WG-HAV"
do
	case $cmd in
	"HVR1" ) cp /home/GV/454/config/HVR1.MIDConfig.parse /home/GV/454/config/MIDConfig.parse;;
	"NS3" ) cp /home/GV/454/config/NS3.MIDConfig.parse /home/GV/454/config/MIDConfig.parse;;
	"WG-HAV" ) cp /home/GV/454/config/WGHAV.MIDConfig.parse /home/GV/454/config/MIDConfig.parse;;
	esac
done

I must be forgetting something because I cannot proceed with the rest of the script.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
# 2  
Old 09-29-2011
Syntax is
Code:
case $cmd in 
casearg) do your stuff
;;
casearg2) other for arg2
;;
esac

# 3  
Old 09-29-2011
You need to add the break builtin where you want to break the select loop Smilie

Code:
cp ....; break ;;

# 4  
Old 09-29-2011
Duh! Of course!
Thank you Radulov!
 
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