#!/bin/bash
#
# selectstatment - demonstrates use of select statement
#

	if [ -z $1 ]; then 
		echo -e "  Usage: please supply multiple arguments \n "
	fi


	#PS3 is where select gets its prompt from
	PS3="Select one of the arguments you entered: "

	select selection in "$@"; do
		if [ $selection ]; then
			echo "Your selection was: $selection"
			# REPLY is a built-in shell variable
			echo "The number you typed was: $REPLY" 
			break  # without a break you would loop forever
		else
			echo "Invalid selection."
		fi
	done