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&lt;LIST&gt;
done
select &lt;NAME&gt; in &lt;WORDS&gt;; do
&lt;LIST&gt;
done
# alternative, historical and undocumented syntax
select &lt;NAME&gt;
{
&lt;LIST&gt;
}
select &lt;NAME&gt; in &lt;WORDS&gt;
{
&lt;LIST&gt;
}
</code></pre></div> <h2 id=description>Description<a class=headerlink href=#description title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2> <p>This compound command provides a kind of menu. The user is prompted with a <em>numbered list</em> of the given words, and is asked to input the index number of the word. If a word was selected, the variable <code>&lt;NAME&gt;</code> is set to this word, and the <a href=../../basicgrammar/#lists>list</a> <code>&lt;LIST&gt;</code> is executed.</p> <p>If no <code>in &lt;WORDS&gt;</code> is given, then the positional parameters are taken as words (as if <code>in "$@"</code> was written).</p> <p>Regardless of the functionality, the <em>number</em> the user entered is saved in the variable <code>REPLY</code>.</p> <p>Bash knows an alternative syntax for the <code>select</code> command, enclosing the loop body in <code>{...}</code> instead of <code>do ... done</code>:</p> <div class=highlight><pre><span></span><code>select x in 1 2 3
{
echo $x
}
</code></pre></div> <p>This syntax is <strong>not documented</strong> and should not be used. I found the parser definitions for it in 1.x code, and in modern 4.x code. My guess is that it's there for compatiblity reasons. This syntax is not specified by POSIX(R).</p> <h2 id=examples>Examples<a class=headerlink href=#examples title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2> <div class=highlight><pre><span></span><code><a id=__codelineno-0-1 name=__codelineno-0-1 href=#__codelineno-0-1></a><span class=c1># select &lt;NAME&gt; in &lt;WORDS&gt;; do</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-2 name=__codelineno-0-2 href=#__codelineno-0-2></a><span class=c1># &lt;LIST&gt;</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-3 name=__codelineno-0-3 href=#__codelineno-0-3></a><span class=c1># done</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-4 name=__codelineno-0-4 href=#__codelineno-0-4></a>
<a id=__codelineno-0-5 name=__codelineno-0-5 href=#__codelineno-0-5></a>
<a id=__codelineno-0-6 name=__codelineno-0-6 href=#__codelineno-0-6></a><span class=c1># meaning e.g.:</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-7 name=__codelineno-0-7 href=#__codelineno-0-7></a>
<a id=__codelineno-0-8 name=__codelineno-0-8 href=#__codelineno-0-8></a>clear
<a id=__codelineno-0-9 name=__codelineno-0-9 href=#__codelineno-0-9></a><span class=nb>echo</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-10 name=__codelineno-0-10 href=#__codelineno-0-10></a><span class=nb>echo</span><span class=w> </span>hit<span class=w> </span>number<span class=w> </span>key<span class=w> </span><span class=m>1</span><span class=w> </span><span class=m>2</span><span class=w> </span>or<span class=w> </span><span class=m>3</span><span class=w> </span><span class=k>then</span><span class=w> </span>ENTER-key
<a id=__codelineno-0-11 name=__codelineno-0-11 href=#__codelineno-0-11></a><span class=nb>echo</span><span class=w> </span>ENTER<span class=w> </span>alone<span class=w> </span>is<span class=w> </span>an<span class=w> </span>empty<span class=w> </span>choice<span class=w> </span>and<span class=w> </span>will<span class=w> </span>loop<span class=w> </span>endlessly<span class=w> </span><span class=k>until</span><span class=w> </span>Ctrl-C<span class=w> </span>or<span class=w> </span>Ctrl-D
<a id=__codelineno-0-12 name=__codelineno-0-12 href=#__codelineno-0-12></a><span class=nb>echo</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-13 name=__codelineno-0-13 href=#__codelineno-0-13></a>
<a id=__codelineno-0-14 name=__codelineno-0-14 href=#__codelineno-0-14></a><span class=k>select</span><span class=w> </span>OPTIONX<span class=w> </span><span class=k>in</span><span class=w> </span>beer<span class=w> </span>whiskey<span class=w> </span>wine<span class=w> </span>liquor<span class=w> </span><span class=p>;</span><span class=w> </span><span class=k>do</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-15 name=__codelineno-0-15 href=#__codelineno-0-15></a>
<a id=__codelineno-0-16 name=__codelineno-0-16 href=#__codelineno-0-16></a><span class=w> </span><span class=nb>echo</span><span class=w> </span>you<span class=w> </span>ordered<span class=w> </span>a<span class=w> </span><span class=nv>$OPTIONX</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-17 name=__codelineno-0-17 href=#__codelineno-0-17></a><span class=w> </span><span class=k>break</span><span class=w> </span><span class=c1># break avoids endless loop -- second line to be executed always</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-18 name=__codelineno-0-18 href=#__codelineno-0-18></a>
<a id=__codelineno-0-19 name=__codelineno-0-19 href=#__codelineno-0-19></a><span class=k>done</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-20 name=__codelineno-0-20 href=#__codelineno-0-20></a>
<a id=__codelineno-0-21 name=__codelineno-0-21 href=#__codelineno-0-21></a><span class=c1># place some if else fi business here</span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-22 name=__codelineno-0-22 href=#__codelineno-0-22></a><span class=c1># and explain how it makes sense that $OPTIONX is red but OPTIONX is black </span>
<a id=__codelineno-0-23 name=__codelineno-0-23 href=#__codelineno-0-23></a><span class=c1># even though both are variables</span>
</code></pre></div> <h2 id=portability-considerations>Portability considerations<a class=headerlink href=#portability-considerations title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2> <h2 id=see-also>See also<a class=headerlink href=#see-also title="Permanent link">&para;</a></h2> <aside class=md-source-file> <span class=md-source-file__fact> <span class=md-icon title="Last update"> <svg xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M21 13.1c-.1 0-.3.1-.4.2l-1 1 2.1 2.1 1-1c.2-.2.2-.6 0-.8l-1.3-1.3c-.1-.1-.2-.2-.4-.2m-1.9 1.8-6.1 6V23h2.1l6.1-6.1zM12.5 7v5.2l4 2.4-1 1L11 13V7zM11 21.9c-5.1-.5-9-4.8-9-9.9C2 6.5 6.5 2 12 2c5.3 0 9.6 4.1 10 9.3-.3-.1-.6-.2-1-.2s-.7.1-1 .2C19.6 7.2 16.2 4 12 4c-4.4 0-8 3.6-8 8 0 4.1 3.1 7.5 7.1 7.9l-.1.2z"/></svg> </span> <span class="git-revision-date-localized-plugin git-revision-date-localized-plugin-date">October 12, 2024</span> </span> <span class=md-source-file__fact> <span class=md-icon title=Created> <svg xmlns=http://www.w3.org/2000/svg viewbox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M14.47 15.08 11 13V7h1.5v5.25l3.08 1.83c-.41.28-.79.62-1.11 1m-1.39 4.84c-.36.05-.71.08-1.08.08-4.42 0-8-3.58-8-8s3.58-8 8-8 8 3.58 8 8c0 .37-.03.72-.08 1.08.69.1 1.33.32 1.92.64.1-.56.16-1.13.16-1.72 0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10S2 6.5 2 12s4.47 10 10 10c.59 0 1.16-.06 1.72-.16-.32-.59-.54-1.23-.64-1.92M18 15v3h-3v2h3v3h2v-3h3v-2h-3v-3z"/></svg> </span> <span class="git-revision-date-localized-plugin git-revision-date-localized-plugin-date">October 12, 2024</span> </span> </aside> <h2 id=__comments>Comments</h2> <script src=https://giscus.app/client.js data-repo=flokoe/bash-hackers-wiki data-repo-id=R_kgDOJ3Nr6Q data-category="Giscus Page Comments" data-category-id=DIC_kwDOJ3Nr6c4CXq9t data-mapping=pathname data-strict=1 data-reactions-enabled=1 data-emit-metadata=0 data-input-position=top data-theme=preferred_color_scheme data-lang=en data-loading=lazy crossorigin=anonymous async>
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