switch case shell code example

Example 1: bash switch case

case $1 in
start)
    #Start logic
    ;;
stop)
    # Stop logic
    ;;
*)
	# Default logic
    echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop}"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

Example 2: case shell

talk.sh#!/bin/sh

echo "Please talk to me ..."
while :
do
  read INPUT_STRING
  case $INPUT_STRING in
	hello)
		echo "Hello yourself!"
		;;
	bye)
		echo "See you again!"
		break
		;;
	*)
		echo "Sorry, I don't understand"
		;;
  esac
done
echo 
echo "That's all folks!"