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# User selections
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## Synopsis
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select <NAME>; do
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<LIST>
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done
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select <NAME> in <WORDS>; do
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<LIST>
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done
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# alternative, historical and undocumented syntax
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select <NAME>
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{
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<LIST>
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}
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select <NAME> in <WORDS>
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{
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<LIST>
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}
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## Description
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This compound command provides a kind of menu. The user is prompted with
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a *numbered list* of the given words, and is asked to input the index
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number of the word. If a word was selected, the variable `<NAME>` is set
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to this word, and the [list](/syntax/basicgrammar#lists) `<LIST>` is
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executed.
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If no `in <WORDS>` is given, then the positional parameters are taken as
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words (as if `in "$@"` was written).
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Regardless of the functionality, the *number* the user entered is saved
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in the variable `REPLY`.
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Bash knows an alternative syntax for the `select` command, enclosing the
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loop body in `{...}` instead of `do ... done`:
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select x in 1 2 3
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{
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echo $x
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}
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This syntax is **not documented** and should not be used. I found the
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parser definitions for it in 1.x code, and in modern 4.x code. My guess
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is that it's there for compatiblity reasons. This syntax is not
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specified by POSIX(R).
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## Examples
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## Portability considerations
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## See also
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