Switch case with fallthrough?

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Use a vertical bar (|) for “or”.

case "$C" in
"1")
    do_this()
    ;;
"2" | "3")
    do_what_you_are_supposed_to_do()
    ;;
*)
    do_nothing()
    ;;
esac

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