The CASE statement

Syntax

case variable in
  value)
    command
    ;;
esac

Discussion

• command may be a single command or multiple commands, which are either placed on different lines or divided by ; on the same line.
• The value) command ;; branch may be repeated as needed.
• The last branch closing mark ;; is not necessary, but for readability we advise to end also the last branch with a closing mark.

2022-01-29