From: S Mathias <smathias1972@xxxxxxxxx> > $ ASDF=hello; a=0; a=$(( 70 - $(echo $ASDF | awk '{print length}') )); echo "$a >$ASDF"$(for i in {1..$a}; do printf "."; done) > 65 hello. > Why doesn't it print: > 65 hello................................................................. > What am i missing? $ for i in {1..3}; do echo $i; done 1 2 3 $ a=3; for i in {1..$a}; do echo $i; done {1..3} Try with: for ((i=1;i<=$a;i++)) JD _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos