AnotherTest 4c6f7846b4 Shell: Add 'match' expressions ...

This commit adds an equivalent to the sh 'case' construct, except it's
much more pleasing to look at and write:
```sh
match "$something" {
    p1 { echo "p1!" }
    p2 { echo "p2!" }
    *  { echo "string catch-all!" }
}
```
is the equivalent of:
```sh
case $something in
    p1)
        echo "p1!"
        ;;
    p2)
        echo "p2!"
        ;;
    *)
        echo "catch-all!"
        ;;
esac
```

Since our shell does not treat lists as strings, matching lists is also
possible:

```sh
match (1foo 2foo foo3) {
    (?foo 2* *) { echo wowzers! }
    (* * *) { echo 3-element list catch-all }
}
```

2020-09-15 20:36:59 +02:00

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