On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 8:34 AM, S Mathias <smathias1972@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> It's ok, that i can use this, when i want an incrementing sequence, in a given way:
>
> # {START..END..INCREMENT}
> $ for i in {0..10..2}; do echo "Welcome $i times"; done
> Welcome 0 times
> Welcome 2 times
> Welcome 4 times
> Welcome 6 times
> Welcome 8 times
> Welcome 10 times
> $
>
The old-school bourne compatible way is:
START=0
END=10
i=$START
while [ "$i" -le "$END" ]
do
echo "Welcome $i times"
i=`expr $i + 1`
done
But for a small number of iterations I'd just use for with a list.
--
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
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