bash script to accept input ONLY until background process completes
 

I am setting up a bash script to act as a jukebox music player of sorts. The audio files are being played by mpg123. I want to allow the user various options while mpg123 is playing the music file. The options could be "quit" or "next song" for example.

I know how to use the "read" command to get user input but I don't know how to cancel the read command upon the completion of the sound file.

Any ideas?

Re: bash script to accept input ONLY until background process completes
 

Try "select". It is made for menus and such. Look at the man pages to get the syntax.:study:

maillion,

thanks for the tip! From reading info on the select command, it appears to be perfect for my application.

Any ideas on the second part of my question? How can I kill the select menu if no option is selected by the time mpg123 is finished playing a song?