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07-21-2007

Kweekwom

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Bash while loop problem

Hi,

I'm having a problem with the while loop in bash. I try the following script:

#!/bin/bash

while true
do
echo "test"
done

When I try this, it gives me this error:

while: Too few arguments.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

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