Help with case

zeta_acosta · #1 (**permalink**) 03-31-04, 09:49

can anyone tell me why when i type in a filename with an asterisk it does not go to the selected case, eg cannot have an asterisk.

Many Thanks!

for file
do
case $file in
*.*.*)
echo Cannot have two dots
exit
;;

*'*'*)
echo Cannot have an asterisk
exit
;;

*)
echo This is a file
;;

esac
done

aigles · #2 (**permalink**) 03-31-04, 11:11

Try something like this :

Code:

for file
do
   case $file in
      *.*.*)
         echo Cannot have two dots
         exit
         ;;
      *\**)
         echo Cannot have an asterisk
         exit
         ;;
      *)
         echo This is a file
         ;;
   esac
done

zeta_acosta · #3 (**permalink**) 03-31-04, 11:15

Quote:

Originally posted by aigles
Try something like this :

Code:

for file
do
   case $file in
      *.*.*)
         echo Cannot have two dots
         exit
         ;;
      *\**)
         echo Cannot have an asterisk
         exit
         ;;
      *)
         echo This is a file
         ;;
   esac
done

Many Thanks I will try it!

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