you can write a shell script like this:
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#!/bin/sh
amenu="A. DAILY LOGS CHECKING" ;
bmenu="B. USER-ID MANAGEMENT " ;
cmenu="C. MASTER OFF USER-ID " ;
dmenu="D. PRINTER MANAGEMENT " ;
emenu="E. BACKUP " ;
fmenu="f. HOUSEKEEPING " ;
gmenu="g. PERFORMANCE MONITORING " ;
hmenu="h. SYSTEM INFO ";
imenu="I. OTHERS ";
badchoice () { MSG="Invalid Selection ... Please Try Again" ; }
apick () { ./dailymenu.txt ; }
bpick () { usridmenu.txt ; }
cpick () { masteroffmenu.txt ; }
dpick () { printermenu.txt ; }
epick () { backupmenu.txt ; }
fpick () { housekeepingmenu.txt ; }
gpick () { performancemenu.txt ; }
hpick () { sysinfomenu.txt ; }
ipick () { othersmenu.txt ; }
themenu () {
clear
echo `date`
echo
echo
echo "Please Select:"
echo
echo $amenu
echo $bmenu
echo $cmenu
echo $dmenu
echo $emenu
echo $fmenu
echo $gmenu
echo $hmenu
echo $imenu
echo "J. Exit"
echo
echo $MSG
echo
echo Select by pressing the letter and then ENTER ; }
MSG=
while true
do
themenu
read answer
MSG=
case $answer in
a|A) apick;;
b|B) bpick;;
c|C) cpick;;
d|D) dpick;;
e|E) epick;;
f|F) fpick;;
g|G) gpick;;
h|H) hpick;;
i|I) ipick;;
j|J) break;;
*) badchoice;;
esac
done
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the idea is not mine, look here:
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1342366
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