Question : Linux bash_profile

have a questions about .bash_profile, I have a Universe database that is running on a RH linux. users login and the .bash_profile will send the user to the correct database. We have just one database that the users log into. We just created anohter database and I want to write a script that would give the users a choice on what database to log into. Any ideas, never really worked in sheel scripting before and unsure of the commands.

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             # .bash_profile
 
# Get the aliases and functions
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then
        . ~/.bashrc
fi
 
# User specific environment and startup programs
 
PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin
 
export PATH
unset USERNAME
times=`who | grep -c "^$LOGNAME "`
if [ $times -gt 7 ]; then
  echo "Sorry you have exceeded your 2 login limit."
  echo "Exiting now..."
  sleep 5
  kill -9 $$
fi
 
$date
cd /uv/cubs/dataabse
exec /uv/bin/uv

           
         

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Answer : Linux bash_profile

This should work. Does the database come up in a GUI? Would it be better to have an xwindow come up?

PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin

export PATH
unset USERNAME
times=`who | grep -c "^$LOGNAME "`
if [ $times -gt 7 ]; then
echo "Sorry you have exceeded your 2 login limit."
echo "Exiting now..."
sleep 5
kill -9 $$
fi

$date

while true; do
echo "Please select the database you wish to use by pressing either the 1 or 2 button:"
echo "1) Press the 1 button and hit return to open the CONRAD database....."
echo "2) Press the 2 button and hit return to open the APONE database....."
echo "E) Press the E button and press the return key to exit and close this session ....."
echo

read -p "Please select CONRAD or APONE by pressing the 1 or 2 button, or E to exit, followed by the <ENTER> key. ->" DB
case $DB in
[1]* ) echo "You selected Database 1! Starting....." ; cd /uv/cubs/conrad; exec /uv/bin/uv;exit;;
# Old database commands separated with ; instead of new lines...
[2]* ) echo "You selected Database 2! Starting..."; cd /uv/cubs/apone; exec /uv/bin/uv;exit;;
# New database commands...
[eE]* ) echo "Exiting...";sleep 2;exit;;
* ) echo "Please select CONRAD or APONE by pressing the 1 or 2 button, or E to exit.";;
esac
done