Using space in case pattern in Bash

Question

I need find solution for using space in pattern in case. I have this function with case

  setParam() {
    case "$1" in
          0624)
            # do something - download file from url
          ;;
          del-0624)
            # do something - delete file from local machine
            exit 0
          ;;
      # Help
          *|''|h|help)
            printHelp
            exit 0
          ;;
    esac
  }

  for PARAM in $*; do
    setParam "$PARAM"
  done

Paramter "0624" is for run function for download files from url. Paramter "del-0624" is for deleting files in local machine.

Question: It is possible use paramter "del 0624"(with space)? I have problem with space in parameter in case.

Answer 1

You need to use double quotes in case. Also script should be run as ./script "del 0624".

setParam() {
    case "$1" in
          "0624")
            # do something - download file from url
          ;;
          "del-0624")
            # do something - delete file from local machine
            exit 0
          ;;
          "del 0624")
            # do something - delete file from local machine
            exit 0
          ;;
      # Help
          *|''|h|help)
            printHelp
            exit 0
          ;;
    esac
  }