i-bash/examples/scripts.noah/y_or_n_p.bash
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# y_or_n_p.bash
# Author: Noah Friedman <friedman@prep.ai.mit.edu>
# Created: 1992-06-18
# Last modified: 1993-03-01
# Public domain
# Conversion to bash v2 syntax done by Chet Ramey
# Commentary:
# Code:
#:docstring y_or_n_p:
# Usage: y_or_n_p QUERY
#
# Print QUERY on stderr, then read stdin for a y-or-n response. Actually,
# user may type anything they like, but first character must be a `y', `n',
# `q', or `!', otherwise the question is repeated until such an answer is
# obtained.
#
# If user typed `y', y_or_n_p returns 0.
#
# If user typed `n', y_or_n_p returns 1.
#
# If user typed `!', y_or_n_p returns 2. This is an indication to the
# caller that no more queries should be made. Assume `y' for all the rest.
#
# If user typed `q', y_or_n_p returns 3. This is an indication to the
# caller that no more queries should be made. Assume `n' for all the rest.
#
#:end docstring:
###;;;autoload
function y_or_n_p ()
{
local ans
[ ! -t 0 ] && return 1
while read -p "$*" -e ans ; do
case "${ans}" in
y* | Y* ) return 0 ;;
n* | N* ) return 1 ;;
\! ) return 2 ;;
q* | Q* ) return 3 ;;
*) echo "Please answer one of \`y', \`n', \`q', or \`"\!"'" 1>&2 ;;
esac
done
}
#:docstring yes_or_no_p:
# Usage: yes_or_no_p QUERY
#
# Like y_or_n_p, but require a full `yes', `no', `yes!', or `quit' response.
#:end docstring:
###;;;autoload
function yes_or_no_p ()
{
local ans
[ ! -t 0 ] && return 3
while read -p "$*" -e ans; do
ans="$(echo ${ans} | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]')"
case "${ans}" in
yes ) return 0 ;;
no ) return 1 ;;
yes\! ) return 2 ;;
quit ) return 3 ;;
*) echo "Please answer \`yes', \`no', \`yes"\!"', or \`quit'" 1>&2 ;;
esac
done
}
provide y_or_n_p
# y_or_n_p.bash ends here