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Vidar Holen edited this page Nov 3, 2022
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In POSIX sh, select loops are undefined.
Problematic code:
#!/bin/shecho"Select file to show"selectinputin*do
ls -l "$input"done
Correct code:
Either switch to bash:
#!/usr/bin/env bashecho"Select file to show"selectinputin*do
ls -l "$input"done
Or write your own menu.
Rationale:
Your script uses a shell feature not supported by the shebang. Either rewrite the script to be portable, or change the shebang to explicitly require a shell like Bash. There is no simple substitution for a select loop, so either write your own using compatible constructs like for loops, or switch to a shell that supports them.
Exceptions:
None
Related resources:
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