Re: Unable to use "case" command on Grub shell; getting syntax errors

[Andrei Borzenkov]

On 05.11.2022 04:21, xtec@trimaso.com.mx wrote:
> Hello.
> Using Grub 2.06
>
> I'm trying something simple like this:
> str1=abcdef; case $str1 in a*f) echo yes ;; esac
>
> But, regardless of how I split the command, I always get this errors:
> error: ../../grub-core/script/lexer.c:352:Syntax error
> error: ../../grub-core/script/lexer.c:352:Incorrect command
>
> Even just typing "case" and hitting Enter.
>
> Other constructs such as test, if, for, do work normally.
>
> What am I doing wrong? Can someone help please?

grub shell does not implement "case" command.