#!/bin/bash listandReturn() { printf "Listing contents of %s.\\n" "$1" ls -rc "$1" | awk -F '/' '{print $NF}' | nl read -erp "Pick an entry by number to $2, or press ctrl-c to cancel. " number chosen="$(ls -rc "$1" | nl | grep -w "$number" | awk '{print $2}')" basefile="$(basename "$chosen")" && base="${basefile%.*}" } listandReturn ~/.openvpn/UDP\ 1194\ Normal/ sudo openvpn --config ~/.openvpn/UDP\ 1194\ Normal/${basefile}