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Re: bbc script

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On Thursday, August 19, 2021 04:59:19 AM Jude DaShiell wrote:
> I tested the following script by having the $REPLY variable report its
> value after the select statement and the value I entered was correct.
> The problem I'm having is with the case statement I used.  For some reason
> the case statement isn't playing any of the stations and I have mpv on my
> machine.
> Have we got any case statement experts who wouldn't mind examining this
> script and sending me a few pointers?
> I have many other scripts with radio stations in them and if I can get
> this technique working I'll be able to roll those into a single script
> correctly:
> Cut here.
> #!/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?

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bbc script Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2021-08-19 11:00 +0200
  Re: bbc script "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2021-08-19 11:40 +0200
    Re: bbc script Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2021-08-19 19:10 +0200
  Re: bbc script rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-08-19 14:30 +0200
    Re: bbc script Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-19 14:40 +0200
      Re: bbc script Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@panix.com> - 2021-08-20 01:50 +0200
        Re: bbc script Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-08-20 03:00 +0200
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    Re: bbc script "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2021-08-19 15:10 +0200

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