shell menu

cat menu
#!/bin/bash

#name menu

MYDATE=`date +%d/%m/%Y`
THIS_HOST=`hostname -s`
USER=`whoami`

while :
do
  tput clear
  cat <<MAYDAY

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
User: $USER Host:$THIS_HOST Date:$MYDATE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
            1: List files in current directory
            2: Use the vi editor
            3: See who is on the system
            H: Help screen
            Q: EXIT Menu
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAYDAY
echo -e -n "\tYour Choice [1,2,3,H,Q] >"
read CHOICE
  case $CHOICE in
  1) ls
    ;;
  2) vi
    ;;
  3) who
    ;;
  H|h)
     cat << MAYDAY
    This is the help screen ,nothing here yet to help
MAYDAY
      ;;
  Q|q) exit 0
    ;;
  *) echo -e "\t\007unknown user response"
    ;;
  esac
echo -e -n "\tHit the return key to continue"
read DUMMY
done

./menu


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
User: root Host:localhost Date:29/03/2009
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
            1: List files in current directory
            2: Use the vi editor
            3: See who is on the system
            H: Help screen
            Q: EXIT Menu
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Your Choice [1,2,3,H,Q] >