case esac bash simple example
#!/bin/bash
echo -n "Enter the name of a country: "
read COUNTRY
echo -n "The official language of $COUNTRY is "
case $COUNTRY in
Lithuania)
echo -n "Lithuanian"
;;
Romania | Moldova)
echo -n "Romanian"
;;
Italy | "San Marino" | Switzerland | "Vatican City")
echo -n "Italian"
;;
*)
echo -n "unknown"
;;
esac