Re: bbc script

[Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com>]

Thanks to all who have replied.  It turns out too much code was on case
statement and once I cleared that the script now works as expected.
Here's the working version:

#!/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
        1)
	     mpv http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/mediaset/http-icy-mp3-a/format/pls/proto/http/vpid/bbc_radio_one.pls
	     ;;

	 2)
		mpv http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/mediaset/http-icy-mp3-a/format/pls/proto/http/vpid/bbc_1xtra.pls
		;;

	      3)
		     mpv http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/mediaset/http-icy-mp3-a/format/pls/proto/http/vpid/bbc_radio_two.pls
		     ;;

		   4)
			  mpv http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/mediaset/http-icy-mp3-a/format/pls/proto/http/vpid/bbc_radio_three.pls
			  ;;

			 			5)
						       mpv http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/mediaset/http-icy-mp3-a/format/pls/proto/http/vpid/bbc_radio_fourfm.pls
						       ;;

			     6)
				    mpv http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/mediaselector/5/select/mediaset/http-icy-mp3-a/format/pls/proto/http/vpid/bbc_radio_fourlw.pls
				    ;;

				    				  7)
									 mpv http://stream.live.vc.bbcmedia.co.uk/bbc_radio_four_extra
									 ;;

									 				       8)
														      mpv http://stream.live.vc.bbcmedia.co.uk/bbc_radio_five_live_online_nonuk
														      ;;

														      9)
															     mpv http://stream.live.vc.bbcmedia.co.uk/bbc_6music
															     ;;

															     10)
																     mpv http://stream.live.vc.bbcmedia.co.uk/bbc_world_service
																     ;;

																     11)
																	     exit 0
																	     ;;

																	     																     esac
															     done


On Thu, 19 Aug 2021, Thomas Schmitt wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Jude DaShiell wrote:
> > 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
> >        $REPLY==1)
>
> man bash says about "case" that before ")" are patterns which are tested
> whether they match.
> So the text snippet "$REPLY==" before "1)" looks wrong.
>
> This litle experiment works for me:
>
>   select station in AAA BB CC quit
>   do
>     echo $REPLY
>     case $REPLY in
>        1) echo aaa
>           ;;
>        2) echo bb
>           ;;
>        3) echo cc
>           ;;
>        4) break
>           ;;
>      esac
>   done
>
> (As C programmer i am more into "if"-"elif"-chains than into "case", though.)
>
>
> Have a nice day :)
>
> Thomas
>
>