This code running on GNU bash, version 5.0.7(1)-release (x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu):
var="r=x"
case "$var" in
r=?(x|xy|xyz))
echo "suchess"
;;
esac
Is generating this error:
bash: test.sh: line 3: syntax error near unexpected token `('
bash: test.sh: line 3: ` r=?(x|xy|xyz))'
Cannot for the life of me figure out why... tested code found here and it works.
Argh. So this is embarrassing. I found the answer almost as soon as I posted this. The answer is in the link in my question. I needed to add:
shopt -s extglob
To the start of script.
Hope this helps someone else in the future.
Answer found here: How to use patterns in a case statement?
Also, optionally, you don't have use/set the extglob option explicitly and do this match with a case statement. If you are using bash, the test operator provides this match when using with ==
var="r=x"
if [[ $var == r=?(x|xy|xyz) ]]; then
printf '%s\n' "success"
fi
Ensure you do not quote the glob pattern in the right side of the == operator. Either use it above or do a variable assignment to store the glob and do an unquoted comparison
glob="r=?(x|xy|xyz)"
if [[ $var == $glob ]]; then