asklist

#!/bin/bash

FOUNDLST=""
DIR1="/home/smallwolfie/test/archives"
TARGZ=""

create_list() #$1 - dir, $2 - file mask
{
    FOUNDLST=""
    for FLE in $(find $1 -maxdepth 1 -iname $2); do
    if [ -n "$FLE" ]; then
        FOUNDLST="$FOUNDLST"`basename $FLE`"\n"
    fi
    done
}

ask_list() #$1 - list #$2 - header
{
    LIST_BUF=$1
    echo "$2"
    echo

    START_CHR=$((${#LIST_BUF}-2))
    CHR_BUF=${LIST_BUF:$START_CHR:2}
    if [[ "$CHR_BUF" == "\n" ]];then
    LIST_BUF=${LIST_BUF::-2}
    fi

    LIST_CTR=`echo -e "$LIST_BUF"|wc -l`

    echo -e "$LIST_BUF"|nl
    echo -e "     C  Cancel"
    echo

    while [ 1 -eq 1 ];do
    read -n1 -s

    if [[ "x$REPLY" == "xC" || "x$REPLY" == "xc" ]]; then
        LIST_RET="C"
        return
    fi

    if (echo "$REPLY" | grep -E -q "^?[0-9]+$"); then
        if [ "$REPLY" -gt 0 -a "$REPLY" -le "$LIST_CTR" ]; then
        LIST_RET=$REPLY
        LIST_ITEM=`echo -e "$LIST_BUF"|awk -v lnum="${LIST_RET}" '(NR == lnum)'`
        return
        fi
    fi

    done
}

create_list $DIR1 "*.tar.gz"

if [ -z "$FOUNDLST" ]; then
    echo "$DIR1 *.tar.gz not found"
    exit
else
    TARGZ=$FOUNDLST
fi

ask_list $TARGZ "Select file"

if [[ "$LIST_RET" == "C" ]]; then
    echo "Cancelled by user"
else
    echo "User select item: $LIST_RET"
    echo "Item value: $LIST_ITEM"
fi