#!/bin/sh set -euf JOURNAL="/krebs/db/truth.db" METHOD="$1" shift case $METHOD in "create") echo "`date +%s.%N`: create $1" | tee -a $JOURNAL ;; "set") echo "`date +%s.%N`: set $1 $2 $3" | tee -a $JOURNAL ;; *) echo "you are made of stupid!" exit 23 ;; esac