i have found a simple bash script and am trying to make it do things my way.
i have modified it quite a lot and,
i am obviously doing something wrong. can you help?

#!/bin/bash

clear

echo "##################################"
echo " Image menu"
echo "##################################"
echo ""
echo ""
echo "[1] Restore Image"
echo "[2] Restore ONLY C: Drive"
echo "[3] Create Image"
echo "[0] quit"
read input

case $input in

"1" )
echo "Please enter image name"
echo "[1] Dx2000mt"
echo "[2] D31v"
echo "[3] D230m"
echo "[4] D330m"


read input

case $input in

"a" )

img pd1
img pd2
img pd3
img pd4

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp001.zmg

img pc2 ntfs
img pa1
img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/ddrive.zmg a11
reboot
break
;;

"b" )

img pd1
img pd2
img pd3
img pd4

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp002.zmg

img pc2 ntfs
img pa1
img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/ddrive.zmg a11
reboot
break
;;
"c" )

img pd1
img pd2
img pd3
img pd4

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp003.zmg

img pc2 ntfs
img pa1
img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/ddrive.zmg a11
reboot
break
;;
"d" )

img pd1
img pd2
img pd3
img pd4

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp004.zmg

img pc2 ntfs
img pa1
img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/ddrive.zmg a11
reboot

break
;;
"2" )
echo "Please enter image name"
echo "[a] Dx2000mt"
echo "[b] D31v"
echo "[c] D230m"
echo "[d] D330m"


read input
case $input in
"a" )
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img rp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp001.zmg

reboot
break
;;

"b" )
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img rp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp002.zmg

reboot
break
;;
"c" )

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img rp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp003.zmg

reboot
break
;;

"d" )

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img rp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp003.zmg

reboot
break
;;
"3" )

echo "Please enter image name"
echo "[a] Dx2000mt"
echo "[b] D31v"
echo "[c] D230m"
echo "[d] D330m"


read input
case $input in
"a" )
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img mp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp001.zmg

reboot
break
;;

"b" )
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img mp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp002.zmg

reboot
break
;;
"c" )

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img mp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp003.zmg

reboot
break
;;

"d" )

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img mp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp003.zmg

reboot
break
;;

"0")
clear
ash -rcfile /bin/bashrc
break
;;

esac
done
exit 0


thanks in advance

BoX

remove all your "break" as ";;" is for that

@ keefaz, thanks.

now i get

/home/lawrenb/Desktop/ll: line 201: syntax error near unexpected token `done'
/home/lawrenb/Desktop/ll: line 201: `done'

#!/bin/bash
while [ "$input" != "0" ]
do
clear

echo "##################################"
echo " Image menu"
echo "##################################"
echo ""
echo ""
echo "[1] Restore Image"
echo "[2] DX2000 Restore ONLY C: Drive"
echo "[3] Create Image"
echo "[0] quit"
read input

case $input in

"1" )
echo "Please enter image name"
echo "[1] Dx2000mt"
echo "[2] D31v"
echo "[3] D230m"
echo "[4] D330m"


read input

case $input in

"a" )

img pd1
img pd2
img pd3
img pd4

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp001.zmg

img pc2 ntfs
img pa1
img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/ddrive.zmg a11
reboot

;;

"b" )

img pd1
img pd2
img pd3
img pd4

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp002.zmg

img pc2 ntfs
img pa1
img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/ddrive.zmg a11
reboot

;;
"c" )

img pd1
img pd2
img pd3
img pd4

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp003.zmg

img pc2 ntfs
img pa1
img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/ddrive.zmg a11
reboot

;;
"d" )

img pd1
img pd2
img pd3
img pd4

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp004.zmg

img pc2 ntfs
img pa1
img 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/ddrive.zmg a11
reboot


;;
"2" )
echo "Please enter image name"
echo "[a] Dx2000mt"
echo "[b] D31v"
echo "[c] D230m"
echo "[d] D330m"


read input
case $input in
"a" )
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img rp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp001.zmg

reboot

;;

"b" )
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img rp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp002.zmg

reboot

;;
"c" )

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img rp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp003.zmg

reboot

;;

"d" )

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img rp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp003.zmg

reboot

;;
"3" )

echo "Please enter image name"
echo "[a] Dx2000mt"
echo "[b] D31v"
echo "[c] D230m"
echo "[d] D330m"


read input
case $input in
"a" )
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img mp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp001.zmg

reboot

;;

"b" )
hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img mp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp002.zmg

reboot

;;
"c" )

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img mp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp003.zmg

reboot

;;

"d" )

hdparm -d1 /dev/hda

img mp 10.1.80.3 //hct-cluster2/zenimages/images/xp/xp-hp003.zmg

reboot

;;

"0")
clear
ash -rcfile /bin/bashrc

;;
esac
done
exit 0

You have a ton of nested case statements, but you never terminate them with esac. You need an esac for each case statement you use.

thank you loads!!



BoX