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507 B
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40 lines
507 B
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tags:
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- shell
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---
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# Case statements in Bash
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Usage against a variable
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```sh
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animal="dog"
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case $animal in
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bird ) echo "Avian";;
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dog|puppy ) echo "Canine";;
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* ) echo "No match";;
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esac
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```
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Usage as part of a function:
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```bash
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function convertCharToInt {
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case $1 in
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A|X )
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echo 1 ;;
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B|Y )
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echo 2 ;;
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C|Z )
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echo 3 ;;
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*)
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echo ;;
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esac
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}
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```
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Usage:
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```bash
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declare -i intValue = $(convertCharToInt B)
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```
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