for x in `seq 1 9`; do echo $x done you want to loop over the output of "seq 1 9". the backticks "`" give you that. -Eric Rz. Aaron Trumm wrote: > someone else mentioned seq too and I've been trying to use it but can't get > the syntax right - what you've just posted is new to me > > is there a bash reference somewhere? obviously there is - the tutorial I > was reading didn't mention seq though > > I tried > > for X in seq '1 9' > > and > for X in seq 1 9 > > but neither of those works > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Frank Barknecht" <fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "A list for linux audio users" <linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2004 4:12 PM > Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] well well > > > >>Hallo, >>Aaron Trumm hat gesagt: // Aaron Trumm wrote: >> >> >>> don't blame me if it blows you up. it shouldn't, it's a pretty >>> simple inane cdparanoia/lame using script. fun. did I do anything >>> horribly stupid? >> >>Nothing I see, but you will love the utility "seq" which will shorten >>your script immensely: >> >> $ seq -w 100 >> 001 >> 002 >> 003 >> 004 >> 005 >> 006 >> 007 >> 008 >> 009 >> 010 >> 011 >> ... >> 096 >> 097 >> 098 >> 099 >> 100 >> >>Ciao >>-- >> Frank Barknecht _ ______footils.org__ > > >
