#!/bin/sh # variables MSG_CONF_[BLABLA]="blabla bla" MSG_SUGGEST_[BLABLA]="Default is blabla" MSG_CONF_[BLOBLO]="bloblo blo" MSG_SUGGEST_[BLOBLO]="Default is bloblo" # function shwh_question() { echo -e " [Q] ${MSG_CONF_[$1]}" echo -e " [E] ${MSG_SUGGEST_[$1]}" echo -n " [R] " read ANSWER_$1 } # program shwh_question BLABLA