tags: #bash #case #command
The equivalent of C's [switch](/aw/lang/c/SwitchStatement).
See e.g. [linuxize](https://linuxize.com/post/bash-case-statement/)
```bash
case EXPRESSION in

  PATTERN_1|PATTERN_1a|PATTERN_1b)
    STATEMENTS
    ;;

  PATTERN_2)
    STATEMENTS
    ;;

  PATTERN_N)
    STATEMENTS
    ;;

  *)
    STATEMENTS
    ;;
esac
```
For example
```bash
case $COUNTRY in

  Lithuania)
    echo -n "Lithuanian"
    ;;

  Romania | Moldova)
    echo -n "Romanian"
    ;;

  Italy | "San Marino" | Switzerland | "Vatican City")
    echo -n "Italian"
    ;;

  *)
    echo -n "unknown"
    ;;
esac
```