I was wondering if is possible customize the select loop for bash.
I have this code:
select varName in list do case $varName in pattern1) command1;; pattern2) command2;; pattern1) command3;; *) echo "Error select option 1..3";; esac done
Output is something like this:
1) columbia 3) challenger 5) atlantis 7) pathfinder 2) endeavour 4) discovery 6) enterprise #?
I would like to order the options in landscape view and also change the prompt [#?] by something else
Thanks
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Answer
select
displays the PS3
prompt.
You could try something like:
echo $PS3 old_PS3=$PS3 export PS3="make a selection :D" list='columbia challenger atlantis pathfinder endeavour discovery enterprise' select varName in $list do case $varName in pattern1) command1;; pattern2) command2;; pattern1) command3;; *) echo "Error select option 1..3";; esac done # set PS3 back to original export PS3=$old_PS3