5. `case` Statement Basics

pravjot

What is a `case` statement in Bash scripting? How does it differ from multiple `if-elif` statements?

vishutyagi45

#! /bin/bash

read -p "Enter a day of the week : " input_day

days="Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday"

case "$days" in *"$input_day"*)

echo "$input_day is a weekday."

;;

*)

echo "$input_day is a weekend."

;;

esac

riteshtyagi725

The `case` statement in Bash provides a simple way to execute the code based on the value of the variable.

It is an alternative to complex nested `if-else` statements and improve readability.