Bash script to show conditional else-if (elif) statement.

shoebill

Take into account the main readme for this section. README first.

Code.

$ cat learnbash.sh 
#!/bin/bash

Message="Hello There!"
read -p "What is your name? " Name

if [ "$Name" == "Josh" ]
then
  echo "$Message $Name, you can go home early today."
elif [ "$Name" == "Burt" ]
then
  echo "$Message $Name, sorry to hear you're unwell, get some rest."
else
  echo "$Message $Name, you should not be at work today."
fi

Run the script, with different names.

$ ./learnbash.sh 
What is your name? Josh
Hello There! Josh, you can go home early today.
$ ./learnbash.sh 
What is your name? Burt
Hello There! Burt, sorry to hear you're unwell, get some rest.
$ ./learnbash.sh 
What is your name? Jill
Hello There! Jill, you should not be at work today.