thinkmorse.sh

#!/bin/bash

leds(){
	for i in 0 7 12 # 0 = power led, 7 = hibernation led, 12 = charging led
	do
		echo $i $1 > /proc/acpi/ibm/led
	done
}

dit(){
	leds on
	sleep 0.1
	leds off
	sleep 0.1
}

dah(){
	leds on
	sleep 0.3
	leds off
	sleep 0.1
}

morse(){
	case $1 in
		"0") dah; dah; dah; dah; dah;;
		"1") dit; dah; dah; dah; dah;;
		"2") dit; dit; dah; dah; dah;;
		"3") dit; dit; dit; dah; dah;;
		"4") dit; dit; dit; dit; dah;;
		"5") dit; dit; dit; dit; dit;; 
		"6") dah; dit; dit; dit; dit;; 
		"7") dah; dah; dit; dit; dit;; 
		"8") dah; dah; dah; dit; dit;;
		"9") dah; dah; dah; dah; dit;;
		"a") dit; dah;;
		"b") dah; dit; dit; dit;;
		"c") dah; dit; dah; dit;;
		"d") dah; dit; dit;;
		"e") dit;;
		"f") dit; dit; dah; dit;;
		"g") dah; dah; dit;;
		"h") dit; dit; dit; dit;;
		"i") dit; dit;;
		"j") dit; dah; dah; dah;;
		"k") dah; dit; dah;;
		"l") dit; dah; dit; dit;;
		"m") dah; dah;;
		"n") dah; dit;;
		"o") dah; dah; dah;;
		"p") dit; dah; dah; dit;;
		"q") dah; dah; dit; dah;;
		"r") dit; dah; dit;;
		"s") dit; dit; dit;;
		"t") dah;;
		"u") dit; dit; dah;;
		"v") dit; dit; dit; dah;;
		"w") dit; dah; dah;;
		"x") dah; dit; dit; dah;;
		"y") dah; dit; dah; dah;;
		"z") dah; dah; dit; dit;;
		" ") sleep 0.6;;
		#*) echo "done";;
	esac
	sleep 0.2;
}

parse(){
	tmp=$1
	for i in $(seq 0 ${#tmp})
	do
		echo "current letter: ${tmp:$i:1}"
		morse ${tmp:$i:1}
	done
}

read -p "enter a word: " input
echo "blinking \"$input\""
parse "$input"