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the first link is http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO-7.html Matt -- > -----Original Message----- > From: David selby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, 29 June 2003 7:15 PM > To: Debian list > Subject: simple bash loop problem ... > > > Hello, > > I am writing bash a bash & sed script, it has been going suprisingly > well. I need a loop to count 9 times & the variable n to the count .. > > for n=1 to 9 > .... > next > > kind of thing, but this is not BASIC !! > > My best guess is > > declare -i n=1 > while [ $n < 9 ]; do > ..... > n=$((n+=1)) > done > > All i get is ... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/myfiles/dave/websites/kcards$ ./gensite > ./gensite: 9: No such file or directory > > I have defined it as an integer, used the less than operator for > integers, ... errr ... I know its something stupid but I > can't crack it .... > > Dave > > PS is there a more ellagent way to do a counted loop as well as a way > that works ? > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
