quit command

[Mubs]

i have the following script.. but i cant get the quit command working...

can some1 help

quit = n

host="$(hostnam e)"
todaysdate="$(d ate)"
lastboot="$(las t reboot)"
licensinginfo=" $(uname -a)"

currenthardware info="$(info)"
diskspace="$(df )"

IPAddress="$(/sbin/ifconfig)"

while [ "$quit" = "n" ]
do
clear

echo "1. General machine information"
echo "2. Machine hardware/software information"
echo "3. Network related information"
echo "4. User related information"
echo "Q. Quit"

echo "Please make your selection"

read menunumber
if [ $menunumber -eq 1 ]
then
echo " The hostname is $host"
echo " The date is $todaysdate"
echo " The system last rebooted is $lastboot"
echo " Licensing info:$licensing info"

echo " Press Enter Key to continue"
read ;


else if [ $menunumber -eq 2 ]
then
echo " Current Hardware: $currenthardwar einfo"
echo " Disk space: $diskspace"

echo " Press Enter Key to continue"
read ;


else if [ $menunumber -eq 3 ]
then
echo "IP Address: $IPAddress"

echo " Press Enter Key to continue"
read ;

else if Q|q) quit=y;
*) echo "Invalid Choice"


fi

fi

fi

sleep 1
done

[Motoma]

Rather than having a variable, and checking that again and again, just check for the quit command, and exit.

[Mubs]

Rather than having a variable, and checking that again and again, just check for the quit command, and exit.

and how can i do that...

[Motoma]

inside the while loop:

else if Q|q) exit;

[Mubs]

inside the while loop:

else if Q|q) exit;

i have tried that it stil doesnt work

[Motoma]

i have tried that it stil doesnt work

What happens?
Are you sure that section of code is actually being called? Put some echo statements in choice sections of code to make sure the flow is going the way you think it should be going.