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\section case case - conditionally execute a block of commands
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\subsection case-synopsis Synopsis
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<tt>switch VALUE; [case [WILDCARD...]; [COMMANDS...];...] end</tt>
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\subsection case-description Description
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The \c switch statement is used to perform one of several blocks of
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commands depending on whether a specified value equals one of several
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wildcarded values. The \c case statement is used together with the \c
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switch statement in order to determine which block should be
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performed.
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\subsection case-example Example
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If the variable \$animal contains the name of an animal, the following
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code would attempt to classify it:
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switch $animal
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case cat
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echo evil
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case wolf dog human moose dolphin whale
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echo mammal
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case duck goose albatross
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echo bird
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case shark trout stingray
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echo fish
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end
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</pre>
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</p>
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<p>
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If the above code was run with \$animal set to \c whale, the output would be \c mammal.
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</p>
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