Bash Menu Script

[Rustyhamster]

Hi guys im russell im new to these forum and new to linux.
I would like to create a bash menu script for my home server
For instance if i were to type ./script
It would then bring up 3 options
a. Create a backup
b. Restore files from a backup
c. Quit
If you were to select a or b it should then ask you were you want to backup or restore from.
And if i were to type in an incorrect letter i should get an error and take me back to menu.
I have attepmted this a view time now and have magaged to get the menu up using parameters but am a real newbie at this
Any help would be very much appreciated.

[oz]

Hello and welcome to the forums!

It will be easier for someone to help you find any errors in your code if you'll post it.

[Rustyhamster]

As you can see im extremely new to linux and really not sure what im doing if any one can help it would be awesome

#!/bin/bash

# Menu for Server

clear # Clear the screen.

echo " Select one"
echo " ------- ----"
echo "Choose one of the following options:"
echo
echo "[A]Create Backup"
echo "[B]Restore files from backup"
echo "[C]Quit"
echo
read option
case "$option" in
# Note variable is quoted.
"A" | "a" )
# Accept upper or lowercase input.
echo
echo "tar c <any>"
;;

[Rustyhamster]

When i try run the first option it gives me this error
./menu: line 22: syntax error: unexpected end of file

[Rustyhamster]

Dont think the echo "tar c <any>" is correct
Im trying to say if you choose A then you will get an option of what file you want to backup
But dont know how to do that

[lomcevak]

I think your problem is that you're using double quotes on that line. That causes bash to interpret what's within the double quotes which in this case is the < and > which are redirections. Try using single quotes instead.

echo 'tar c <any>'

[Rustyhamster]

I tried that still giving me the same error

[Rustyhamster]

I think what i have to do is something like this
if you select a
then tar -cf <any>
which im hoping will then ask me what i would like to backup
But i really dont know how to do that.

[lomcevak]

Doh! I now see the problem. You're missing an esac at the end. Also you'll have to prompt for the name of the tarball plus the directory you want to back up. Here's the end of the code:

read -p "Name of tar ball: " tarball
read -p "Directory to back up: " bckdir
echo
tar -cf $tarball $bckdir
;;
esac

[Rustyhamster]

Ok so im almost done now im stuck on the last 1 here i need to have it so if you choose "c" or "C" the it quits the menu.Here is my code so far

#!/bin/bash

# Menu for Server

clear # Clear the screen.

echo " Select one"
echo " ------- ----"
echo "Choose one of the following options:"
echo
echo "[A]Create Backup"
echo "[B]Restore files from backup"
echo "[C]Quit"
echo
read option
case "$option" in
# Note variable is quoted.
"A" | "a" )
read -p "Name Your Backup : " tarball
read -p "Directory to back up: " bckdir
echo
tar -cf $tarball $bckdir
;;

"B" | "b" )
read -p "Name of File you want to Restore : " tarball
echo
tar -xf $tarball
;;

"C" | "c" )
read -p "Are you sure you want to exit? : " exit
ehco
./menu
;;esac

anyone give me a hand plz