Class 25

Question 1

In a case statement, what determines which block of code is executed?

Answer 1

the value of the variable between case and in

Question 2

How do you mark the end of a code block in a case statement?

Answer 2

;;

Question 3

What signals the end of a pattern in a case statement?

Answer 3

)

Question 4

What meta-characters can you use in a case statement pattern?

Answer 4

all of them: ?, * and [ ]

Question 5

What pattern would you use in a case statement if you wanted to match 11, 12 or 13?

Answer 5

11|12|13

Question 6

What will you see on the screen if you ran a script that uses the select statement?

Answer 6

a menu of numbers followed by values

Question 7

What happens to the value chosen by the user when responding to a select statement?

Answer 7

the value is assigned to the select variable

Question 8

What function does the PS3 keyword shell variable serve in a select statement?

Answer 8

it contains the text used in the menu prompt

Question 9

How do you mark the beginning of a here document in a shell script?

Answer 9

&laquo_space;followed immediately by a string with no spaces between them

Question 10

How do you mark the end of a here document?

Answer 10

with the same string that starts the here document on a line by itself