[Semibug] ksh select command

[Nick Holland]

Hah. Forgot Anthony was on this list.  yes, he showed it to me.

I just violated the BSD principle of stealing everything but the credit!  Oops!

Nick.

On 1/28/21 9:06 PM, Anthony Cascianelli wrote:
> That’s awesome!  Who showed that this existed?
> 
> Anthony Cascianelli
> 
>> On Jan 28, 2021, at 8:48 PM, Nick Holland <nick at holland-consulting.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Just gotta share...
>> 
>> Here's a ksh command I didn't know about until last week.
>> 
>> "select" -- a one-line menu command!
>> 
>> 
>> This code:
>> PS3="Pick one ->"
>> select Z in apple boy cat dog; do
>>      echo $Z
>>      break
>> done
>> 
>> gives this output:
>> 
>> 1) apple
>> 2) boy
>> 3) cat
>> 4) dog
>> Pick one ->3
>> cat
>> 
>> Obviously, something other than "echo $Z" would go in the body.
>> 
>> PS3 sets the prompt.
>> 
>> So...did all the world except me know about this, or is this a new one for you?
>> 
>> Nick.
>> 
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