#!/bin/sh quitvar=no while [ $quitvar = no ] do echo -n "converse> " read inputvar case $inputvar in hello ) echo "Hello!" ;; goodbye ) echo "Goodbye!" echo "So sad to see you go!" quitvar=yes ;; yes ) echo "Are you sure? you said yes" ;; no ) echo "Why not?" echo "You said no" ;; * ) echo "What would you like to talk about?" ;; esac done #