Sometimes, you may want to write a simple BASH menu system to help non-Linux users. Here is a sample sample.

#!/bin/bash
clear
echo "

Welcome to GCluster User Help Menu System
===============================================

Please select:
---------------------------------------------------
1. Display Current Logged Session(s)
2. Display Current Home Space Utilisation
3. Check Running Process(s)
4. Check my Project Funds
5. Check for ABAQUS Licenses
6. Check for MATLAB Distributed Compute Licenses
7. Check for ANSYS Licenses
8. List running jobs from Project Members
0. Quit
---------------------------------------------------
"

read -p "Enter selection [0-8] > "

if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[0-8]$ ]]; then
        if [[ $REPLY == 0 ]]; then
                echo "Program Terminated."
                exit
        fi
        if [[ $REPLY == 1 ]]; then
                echo "Logged session: "
                w |grep $USER
                exit
        fi
        if [[ $REPLY == 2 ]]; then
                echo "Home Space Utilisation ($USER):"
                echo "(Please be patient.... It will take a while)"
                du -sh $HOME
                exit
        fi
        if [[ $REPLY == 3 ]]; then
                echo "Check my Running Processes on Login Node:"
                top -u $USER
                exit
        fi
        if [[ $REPLY == 4 ]]; then
                module load ams
                read -p "Enter your Project ID: " project_id
                project_summary $project_id
                exit
        fi
	if [[ $REPLY == 5 ]]; then
		clear
		check_license_abaqus.sh
		exit	
	fi
	if [[ $REPLY == 6 ]]; then
		clear
		check_license_matlab.sh
		exit
	fi
	if [[ $REPLY == 7 ]]; then 
		clear
		check_license_ansys.sh
		exit
	fi
	if [[ $REPLY == 8 ]]; then
		read -p "Enter your Project ID: " project_id
	 	countjobs=`qselect -P $project_id |wc -l`
		if [[ $countjobs -gt 0 ]]; then
			qstat -ans `qselect -P $project_id`
			exit
		else
			echo "No Running Projects"
		fi
		
	fi
else
        echo "Invalid entry." >&2
        exit 1
fi