[SOLVED] Simple bash script allow me to select only 1 from the list

Hello

I am trying to create a backup script and i am using this:

Please select to which backup date [D-M-Y] you want to restore [1, 2, 3 e.t.c]:"
# get the folders count
count=$(ls -1td /home/nginx/domains/*/ | wc -l)

select domainbackupdate in $(ls -1td /backup/${domaintorestore}/*/ | awk -F/ '{print $(NF-1)}'); do
  # if input is a number and is less than or equal to count
  if (( $REPLY && $REPLY <= $count )) 2> /dev/null; then
    break
  else
    echo "Your input ${REPLY} is not available. Please select a number from the list:"
  fi
done

so that displays something like this:

1) 13-01-2019    5) 09-01-2019
2) 12-01-2019    6) 08-01-2019
3) 11-01-2019    7) 07-01-2019
4) 10-01-2019    8) 06-01-2019

but i can select only 1 and no 2 or 3

Any help please?

What is the result of

ls -1td /home/nginx/domains/*/ | wc -l

?

the result is:

1

and it displays my domain:

domain.com

and if i select 1 the domain is selected...

I think the problem is my answer to this:

select domainbackupdate in $(ls -1td /backup/${domaintorestore}/*/ | awk -F/ '{print $(NF-1)}'); do

count=$(ls -1td /home/nginx/domains/*/ | wc -l)

ls -1td /backup/${domaintorestore}/*/

For your script to work count has to equal the number of directories in /backup/${domaintorestore} not /home/nginx/domains/*/. If you want to select domain to restore your asking the wrong question.

When i run the script i am getting this:

Available domains on the system:

1) mydomain.com


Please select which domain you want to restore [1, 2, 3 e.t.c]:

So i select 1 and it is ok.

then i am getting this:

Available backups by date for mydomain.com :

1) 13-01-2019    5) 09-01-2019   9) 05-01-2019  13) 01-01-2019  17) 28-12-2018
2) 12-01-2019    6) 08-01-2019  10) 04-01-2019  14) 31-12-2018  18) 27-12-2018
3) 11-01-2019    7) 07-01-2019  11) 03-01-2019  15) 30-12-2018  19) 26-12-2018
4) 10-01-2019    8) 06-01-2019  12) 02-01-2019  16) 29-12-2018  20) 25-12-2018


Please select to which backup date [D-M-Y] you want to restore [1, 2, 3 e.t.c]:

And here i can select only 1 that is related to 13-01-2019 and not be able to select 2 or 3 for example....

What michaelk said...$count is the count of domains, not the count of available backups. So when you test against $count, only 1 is allowed.
Reset $count (or use another variable) to contain the number of available backups.

Oops i just notice it

Thank you both for your help !!!

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