#!/bin/bash while true; do read -p "Connect to which turtle? choose out of 1 2 3 4 5 6: " turtle case $turtle in [1]* ) Turtle=turtle1; break;; [2]* ) Turtle=turtle2; break;; [3]* ) Turtle=turtle3; break;; [4]* ) Turtle=turtle4; break;; [5]* ) Turtle=turtle5; break;; [6]* ) Turtle=turtle6; break;; * ) echo "Please choose 1 2 3 4 5 6.";; esac done # open three tabs ssh to the desired turtle gnome-terminal --tab -e "sudo -i ssh -t $Turtle \"cd /home/robocup/ ; bash\" " \ --tab -e "sudo -i ssh -t $Turtle \"cd /home/robocup/ ; bash\" " \ --tab -e "sudo -i ssh -t $Turtle \"cd /home/robocup/ ; bash\" "