greppy

#!/bin/sh
# errors dont seem to show up in everything
# move lines input into while loop
# add options to cat the various sub categories

greppy_taily() {
    doas tail -n "$1" /var/log/socklog/everything/current | grep "$2"
}

echo " "
printf "tail length: "
read taily

while true; do
    echo " "
    echo "choose string:"
    echo " "
    echo "  [n] nftables"
    echo "  [m] mpd"
    echo "  [e] error"
    echo "  [l] login"
    echo "  [c] custom"
    echo "  [x] exit"
    echo " "
    printf "choice: "
    read choice
    case "$choice" in
        n) greppy="nftables" ;;
        m) greppy="mpd"      ;;
        e) greppy="error"    ;;
        l) greppy="login"    ;;
        c)
            printf "enter item to grep: "
            read greppy
            ;;
        x)
            echo "goodbye..."
            exit 0
            ;;
        *)
            echo "invalid option"
            continue
            ;;
    esac

    echo " "
    echo "checking for [ $greppy ] in last [ $taily ] lines"
    greppy_taily "$taily" "$greppy"
done