The case statement in the bash shell provides an interesting and easy alternative to the more complex if statements. They represent the simplest form of the kind of logic that evaluates multiple ...

If you’ve never used bash case statements, you might be very surprised by how easily they allow you to simplify the logic of your scripts. Instead of composing a long group of code lines that would ...

A variation of the if-then-else programming statement that is used when several ifs are required in a row. The following C example tests the variable KEY1 and performs functions based on the results.

Making the Case: The No-Nonsense Guide to Writing the Perfect Case Statement, by Jerold Panas, seeks to help nonprofit groups draft a document to explain why they deserve support. Mr. Panas, founder ...

Last time, in the third installment of VHDL we discussed logic gates and Adders. Let’s move on to some basic VHDL structure. All HDL languages bridge what for many feels like a strange brew of ...

The last of the basic building blocks of shell scripting are conditional statements, allowing you to decide programmatically whether to execute a block of statements based on a logical test, and flow ...