On 2024-04-02 12:59, Roman Perepelitsa wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 2, 2024 at 4:03 PM Ray Andrews<rayandrews@eastlink.ca>  wrote:
>> while [ "$2" ]; do
>>       shift
>>       if [ a ]; then b; c; continue fi
>>       if [ d ]; then e; f; continue fi
>>       code-applies-to-all-below; more(of-the-same)
>>       if [ g ]; then h; i; continue fi
>>       if [ j ]; then k; l; continue fi
>> done
>>
>> ... so elif won't work.
> It'll work with one `else` in the mix.
>
> Roman.
I'm happy with it as it is now, it seems clean.  I've always tended to 
be a good Protestant and do:

    ...
    shift
    ...
    ...
    while [ $1 ]
    ...


... get the shifting done ASAP, but the more I think about it the more I 
like:

    ...
    while [ $2 ]
         shift
    ...

... more Catholic ... do it when you need to do it.   The function is 
quite a bit simpler that way.  Cross bridges when I get to them.