On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:22:52 +0200, Sidney Lambe wrote:

Anyone can write shell scripts and no one requires your approval in the
matter.

Anyone but you, apparently. You're clueless, Alan Connor.

This improved version of the former script allows for the creation of
submenus.

SNIP

"Improved"? LOL! It's absolute and utter garbage.

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This improved version of the former script allows for the creation of
submenus.

#!/bin/bash

#menu.sh

# Put the script in your PATH and make it executable with: # $ chmod +rx
menu.sh
S N I P

case "$bb" in

a) foo=$(echo "$var1") ; sm ;;
S N I P
z) foo=$(echo "$var26") ; sm ;;

esac



Sid

His idea is worthless. If you want to script a menu system, then
GNU/Linux already offers you the means to do so in an easy fashion.
Just read...

man dialog

On Thursday 24 September 2009 17:50, someone identifying as *jellybean
stonerfish* wrote in /comp.os.linux.misc:/

On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:45:07 +0000, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:

printf '%s\n' ${PATH//:/\/* } | awk -F/ '{print $NF}' | column

The beauty of sharing code.....Thank you both for the suggestions.

You seem to be missing the irony here... ;-)

And thanks again to Sid for the original idea.

His idea is worthless. If you want to script a menu system, then
GNU/Linux already offers you the means to do so in an easy fashion.
Just read...

man dialog

... and you will see that you can come up with much nicer looking and
more efficient menus than anything Sid could have come up with. His
only motivation for doing so is his loathing of the graphical desktop
environments anyway, and this loathing stems from some very serious
psychological issues.

[ bad scripting by Sidney deleted ]

No, my eyes, they ble-e-e-e-e-e-e-d-d-d-d!

This improved version of the former script allows
for the creation of submenus.

#!/bin/bash

Aragorn wrote:

printf '%s\n' ${PATH//:/\/* } | awk -F/ '{print $NF}' | column

The beauty of sharing code.....Thank you both for the suggestions.

You seem to be missing the irony here... ;-)

He was actually poking fun at Sid's ridiculous "menu" idea. I.e.,
effectively replacing it all with a single "ls" at one point.

On 2009-09-24, Aragorn wrote:
On Thursday 24 September 2009 17:50, someone identifying as
*jellybean stonerfish* wrote in /comp.os.linux.misc:/

On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:45:07 +0000, Chris F.A. Johnson wrote:

printf '%s\n' ${PATH//:/\/* } | awk -F/ '{print $NF}' | column

The beauty of sharing code.....Thank you both for the suggestions.

You seem to be missing the irony here... ;-)

And thanks again to Sid for the original idea.

His idea is worthless. If you want to script a menu system, then
GNU/Linux already offers you the means to do so in an easy fashion.
Just read...

man dialog

... and you will see that you can come up with much nicer looking and
more efficient menus than anything Sid could have come up with. His
only motivation for doing so is his loathing of the graphical desktop
environments anyway, and this loathing stems from some very serious
psychological issues.

The only thing worse than dialog is the shell builtin, select.

Menus are simple to construct with the shell, and can be far more
flexible than dialog or select.

On Thursday 24 September 2009 18:38, someone identifying as *Wanna-Be
Sys Admin* wrote in /comp.os.linux.misc:/

Aragorn wrote:

printf '%s\n' ${PATH//:/\/* } | awk -F/ '{print $NF}' | column

The beauty of sharing code.....Thank you both for the suggestions.

You seem to be missing the irony here... ;-)

He was actually poking fun at Sid's ridiculous "menu" idea. I.e.,
effectively replacing it all with a single "ls" at one point.

Well, yes, Chris was, and of that I myself am well aware, but it
seemed to me like Jellybean on the other hand was not, which is why I
said "You seem to be missing the irony here..." ;-)

On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:22:52 +0200, Sidney Lambe wrote:



---------------------------------------------------

This improved version of the former script allows for the creation of
submenus.

#!/bin/bash

#menu.sh

# Put the script in your PATH and make it executable with: # $ chmod +rx
menu.sh
S N I P

case "$bb" in

a) foo=$(echo "$var1") ; sm ;;
S N I P
z) foo=$(echo "$var26") ; sm ;;

esac



Sid

Hi Sid. I read your script and I think you may be on to a great idea.
This modified version of your script lists all programs dynamically, and
does not need a configuration file.


#!/bin/bash

#menu.sh
# Based on an idea from Sidney Lambe
# His version listed 26 programs and required input of a
# letter (a-z)
# This version lists all available programs in the /usr/bin
# or /bin directory, dynamically. Then a prompt is given,
# and control is passed to the parent shell.

# Generate list of programs available.
printf "Please choose a command from the following list.\n"
ls {/usr,}/bin

# Give user promt, then return control to parent shell.
printf "Enter the name of the command.\n"

#end menu.sh


It may not look like much, but the 3 lines of code in the above script,
can replace the 100,000+ files needed to support gnome or kde.

jellybean stonerfish <stonerfish at (no spam) geocities.com> wrote:

On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:22:52 +0200, Sidney Lambe wrote:

This improved version of the former script allows for the creation
of submenus.

#!/bin/bash

#menu.sh

# Put the script in your PATH and make it executable with: # $ chmod
# +rx
menu.sh
S N I P

case "$bb" in

a) foo=$(echo "$var1") ; sm ;;
S N I P
z) foo=$(echo "$var26") ; sm ;;

esac
#!/bin/bash

#menu.sh
# Based on an idea from Sidney Lambe
# His version listed 26 programs and required input of a
# letter (a-z)
# This version lists all available programs in the /usr/bin
# or /bin directory, dynamically. Then a prompt is given,
# and control is passed to the parent shell.

# Generate list of programs available.
printf "Please choose a command from the following list.\n"
ls {/usr,}/bin

I wonder how much time on google he had to spend to find that
little script.

# Give user promt, then return control to parent shell.
printf "Enter the name of the command.\n"

#end menu.sh


It may not look like much, but the 3 lines of code in the above
script, can replace the 100,000+ files needed to support gnome or
kde.

Of course it would, Junior. And I suggest that you immediately
disinstall your GDE and rely on that script.

He _must_ be a GDE user.

Doesn't even know that all you have to do is hit Tab twice, and then
y, to list all the executables on your system. Scroll through the list
with Shift-PageUp/Down.

Still, this is the most intelligent response I've gotten to date
on this thread.

These losers sure go off the deep end over a simple menu script.

Ever seen any of them post a useful script? Nope.

What you are looking at is jealousy and envy, clearly.

jellybean stonerfish <stonerfish at (no spam) geocities.com> wrote:

On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:22:52 +0200, Sidney Lambe wrote:



---------------------------------------------------

This improved version of the former script allows for the
creation of submenus.

#!/bin/bash

#menu.sh

# Put the script in your PATH and make it executable with: #
$ chmod +rx menu.sh <<< S N I P

case "$bb" in

a) foo=$(echo "$var1") ; sm ;; <<< S N I P >>>> z) foo=$(echo
"$var26") ; sm ;;

esac



Sid

Hi Sid. I read your script and I think you may be on to a
great idea. This modified version of your script lists all
programs dynamically, and does not need a configuration file.


#!/bin/bash

#menu.sh Based on an idea from Sidney Lambe His version
#listed 26 programs and required input of a letter (a-z) This
#version lists all available programs in the /usr/bin or /bin
#directory, dynamically. Then a prompt is given, and control
#is passed to the parent shell.

# Generate list of programs available. printf "Please choose a
command from the following list.\n" ls {/usr,}/bin

I wonder how much time on google he had to spend to find that
little script.


# Give user promt, then return control to parent shell. printf
"Enter the name of the command.\n"

#end menu.sh


It may not look like much, but the 3 lines of code in the
above script, can replace the 100,000+ files needed to support
gnome or kde.

Of course it would, Junior. And I suggest that you immediately
disinstall your GDE and rely on that script.



He _must_ be a GDE user. Doesn't even know that all you have to
do is hit Tab twice, and then y, to list all the executables on
your system. Scroll through the list with Shift-PageUp/Down.

Still, this is the most intelligent response I've gotten to
date on this thread.

These losers sure go off the deep end over a simple menu
script.

Ever seen any of them post a useful script? Nope.

What you are looking at is jealousy and envy, clearly.

# Generate list of programs available.
printf "Please choose a command from the following list.\n"
ls {/usr,}/bin

I wonder how much time on google he had to spend to find that
little script.

He _must_ be a GDE user. Doesn't even know that all you have to do is
hit Tab twice, and then y, to list all the executables on your
system. Scroll through the list with Shift-PageUp/Down.

Still, this is the most intelligent response I've gotten to date
on this thread.

These losers sure go off the deep end over a simple menu script.

Ever seen any of them post a useful script? Nope.

What you are looking at is jealousy and envy, clearly.