On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 08:25:10AM -0400, rhkra...@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
