bash: switch case flow control
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case $var in
pattern1 )
statements ;;
pattern2 )
statements ;;
*)
statemest ;;
esacNote the two consecutive semi-column ";;" which are a necessary part of the syntax!
The *) case is the default choice if none other apply.
#!/bin/bash
format() {
case "$1" in
'banana' | 'apple' )
echo 'It is a fruit.';;
'cat' )
echo 'It is an animal.';;
esac
}
print_category "banana"
print_category "cat"
print_category "apple"