Create a bash shell script that reads in a number from the
user. If the number is 1, print out the date. If the number
is 2, list the files in the current directory. If the number
is 3, print out who is currently logged onto the system. If
the number is anything else, print out an error message and
exit. Name this script "various.sh"

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Create a bash shell script that reads in a number from the user. If the number is 1, print out the ..

Answer / aryan

cho "Enter Choice"
read num
case $num in
1) echo `date`
;;
2) ls
;;
3) who
;;
*) echo "Wrong option press 1 2 3 only"
;;
esac

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Create a bash shell script that reads in a number from the user. If the number is 1, print out the ..

Answer / kasu

echo "Enter the number"
read i
if [ $i -eq 1 ];then
echo `date`
elif [ $i -eq 2 ];then
ls
elif [ $i -eq 3 ];then
who
else
echo "Nothing"
fi

Is This Answer Correct ?    4 Yes 1 No

Create a bash shell script that reads in a number from the user. If the number is 1, print out the ..

Answer / avlsubbarao

#!/bin/bash
echo "Enter Number"
read N
if [ $N == 1 ]; then
date
elif [ $N == 2 ]; then
ls
elif [ $N == 3 ]; then
who
else
echo WRONG NUMBER
fi

Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 2 No

Create a bash shell script that reads in a number from the user. If the number is 1, print out the ..

Answer / prasad

#!/bin/sh

select num in 1 2 3 any; do
case $num in
1) date;;
2) ls;;
3) who;;
*) echo "Error"; break;;
esac
done

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 0 No

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