Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Linux - Case

The following is a Linux dictionary word of the day:

case command utilized to conditionally perform a command based on its value.

Example:

#!/bin/sh
echo "Enter command (who, list, or cal)"
     read command
     case "$command" in
      who)
           echo "Running who"
           who
           ;;
     list)
           echo "Running ls"
           ls
           ;;
     cal)
           echo "Running cal"
           cal 
           ;;
     *)
           echo "Bad command"
           ;;
     esac
     exit 0

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