LDP/LDP/guide/docbook/abs-guide/ex31.sh

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#!/bin/bash
PS3='Choose your favorite vegetable: ' # Sets the prompt string.
# Otherwise it defaults to #? .
echo
select vegetable in "beans" "carrots" "potatoes" "onions" "rutabagas"
do
echo
echo "Your favorite veggie is $vegetable."
echo "Yuck!"
echo
break # What happens if there is no 'break' here?
done
exit
# Exercise:
# --------
# Fix this script to accept user input not specified in
#+ the "select" statement.
# For example, if the user inputs "peas,"
#+ the script would respond "Sorry. That is not on the menu."