#!/bin/bash

#shTunes - control iTunes through the shell

themenu() {
  echo "shTunes: Please enter one of:"
  echo "L: Next track"
  echo "H: Previous track"
  echo "P: Play/Pause"
  echo "S: Stop"
  echo "Q: Quit shTunes"
  echo
  echo "Type the letter and press enter";
}

while true
do
  themenu
  read choice
  case $choice in
    l|L)  osascript -e 'tell application "iTunes" to play (next track)';;
    h|H)  osascript -e 'tell application "iTunes" to play (previous track)';;
    p|P)  osascript -e 'tell application "iTunes" to playpause';;
    s|S)  osascript -e 'tell application "iTunes" to stop';;
    q|Q)  break;;
      *)  echo "Enter a valid response next time, please";;
  esac
done