for loops

[Jim Rogers]

/ hplsdv7:comp.unix.shell / edh at ux.acs.umn.edu (Merlinus Ambrosius) /  4:14 pm  Apr  2, 1991 /
In sh, I'd like to do something like a BASIC for loop.  Say I have $FILES
set to some number, and I'd like to go through a loop $FILES times.  Can
this be done in sh?

Thanks!
		--eric
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Try the following:


#!/bin/sh

foo=10
count=0

while [ $count -lt $foo ]
do
	echo $count
	count=`expr $count + 1`
done

The "expr" command evaluates arguments as an expression and writes the
result to stdout.


Jim Rogers
Hewlett-Packard Company
Colorado Springs, Colorado