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Question about shell scripting in UNIX

Unix script coding help?
i am trying to write a code that will display following menu to user:
(A) Add
(B) Subtract
(C) Multiply
(D) Divide
(E) Modulus
(F) Exponentiation
(G) Exit
Then ask user for choice (A-F). After taking users choice ask user for two numbers and
perform chosen operation on those two numbers. The program should keep asking
for choice / numbers unless user chooses ‘G' for exit.
 
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Ocsinventory::Agent::Common(3pm)			User Contributed Perl Documentation			  Ocsinventory::Agent::Common(3pm)

       addController()
	   Add a controller in the inventory.

       addModem()
	   Add a modem in the inventory.

       addDrive()
	   Add a partition in the inventory.

       addStorages()
	   Add a storage system (hard drive, USB key, SAN volume, etc) in the inventory.

       addMemory()
	   Add a memory module in the inventory.

       addPort()
	   Add a port module in the inventory.

       addSlot()
	   Add a slot in the inventory.

       addSoftware()
	   Register a software in the inventory.

       addMonitor()
	   Add a monitor (screen) in the inventory.

       addVideo()
	   Add a video card in the inventory.

       addSound()
	   Add a sound card in the inventory.

       addNetwork()
	   Register a network in the inventory.

       setHardware()
	   Save global information regarding the machine.

	   The use of setHardware() to update USERID and PROCESSOR* informations is deprecated, please, use addUser() and addCPU() instead.

       setBios()
	   Set BIOS informations.

       addCPU()
	   Add a CPU in the inventory.

       addUser()
	   Add an user in the list of logged user.

       addPrinter()
	   Add a printer in the inventory.

       addVirtualMachine()
	   Add a Virtual Machine in the inventory.

       addProcess()
	   Record a running process in the inventory.

       addIpDiscoverEntry()
	   IpDiscover is used to identify network interface on the local network. This is done on the ARP level.

	   This function adds a network interface in the inventory.

       setAccessLog()
	   What is that for? :)

       flushXMlTags()
	   Clear the content of $common->{xmltags} (to use after adding it in XML)

POD ERRORS
Hey! The above document had some coding errors, which are explained below: Around line 34: '=item' outside of any '=over' perl v5.14.2 2012-04-12 Ocsinventory::Agent::Common(3pm)