scripting menus

[jwmw1023]

how would i script in menus? like get in the script and have a multiple choice press 1 for this and 2 for that kinda thing?

[ghostdog74]

how would i script in menus? like get in the script and have a multiple choice press 1 for this and 2 for that kinda thing?

you should get to know these :
1) read
2) while /for loops
3) if/test conditionals
4) echo/printf
5) sed/awk ?
etc
but first, pls check this out

[drl]

Hi.

If you learn better from examples, then in the last link there are two sections that may be of interest:
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/testbranch.html#EX30
and
http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/testbranch.html#EX31
Note that you may need some of the other links posted to understand the code ... cheers, drl

[jwmw1023]

thanks! that worked! ok, one more thing, is there a command to mount all non-mounted hdd's all @ once?

[jwmw1023]

oh and if i want to find a file and execute it, like find an update file and use it, but im not sure what drive it may be on.and if i want the menu to complete commands but go back to the menu without exiting. im new at this and only have internet at work and i cant do much reading here

[Freston]

is there a command to mount all non-mounted hdd's all @ once?

man mount will do the trick

oh and if i want to find a file and execute it, like find an update file and use it, but im not sure what drive it may be on.

Drive? What's a drive?

Maybe the find command will do this for you. If you have no idea where your file is, just search the whole system with:

find / -name file -print

and if i want the menu to complete commands but go back to the menu without exiting.

If you're writing menu's just keep this basic format:

while true; do
clear
echo $FEEDBACK
echo "1. Option 1"
echo "2. Option 2"
echo "exit"
echo
echo -n "I'm waiting for instructions, my Master "
read INSTR

case $INSTR in
	1)
	FEEDBACK="You chose 1"
	;;
	2)
	FEEDBACK="You chose 2"
	;;
	exit)
	exit
	;;
	*)
	FEEDBACK="Invalid option"
        ;;
esac
done

[jwmw1023]

ok what if i need to find and then execute something automagically? i need to have my updated scripts on a flash dr that can be automagically found and used on multiple machines on which the dr designation may move. the script needs to hunt it out by filename and use it. I PROMISE ILL LEAVE U GUYS ALONE WHEN I GET INTERNET @ MY HOUSE IN @ WEEKS!!!

[jwmw1023]

and what if i need press any key to continue functionality? sleep doesnt seem to do this

edit: nevermind read -n 1 foo seems to work (i have no idea what it means, i just found it)