Re: bbc script
On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 08:25:10AM -0400, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday, August 19, 2021 04:59:19 AM Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > #!/usr/bin/env bash
> > # file: bbc.sh
> > PS3="Enter a number to Choose station: "
> > select station in bbc1 bbc-1-extra bbc-2 bbc-3 bbc-4 \
> > b bc-4-long-wave-and-shipping bbc-4-extra bbc-5 \
> > bbc-6-music bbc-world-service quit
> > do
> > case $REPLY in
> > $REPLY==1)
> > mpv
>
> I am not a bash expert (not even close), but I don't see where your selection
> (in PS3) gets transferred to REPLY -- shouldn't that happen somewhere
> explicitly?
The "select" builtin command does it. Read "help select" for the brief
version of the documentation. (The man page's section isn't much larger,
though.)
Also relevant: https://mywiki.wooledge.org/BashFAQ/115
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