06-01-2007
while loop question
while [ $dev_num ]
do
print What is the next device number to be added to $dgroup?
print Press \<Enter\> if there are no more devices to be added.
read dev_num
export dev_num
symld -g $dgroup -sid $sname add dev $dev_num
done
In this while loop, how do I stop it from running the final command if <Enter> is pressed? Currently, if a user presses <enter> it will still run
symld -g $dgroup -sid $sname add dev
I'm not sure how to skip this command if a user just presses <Enter>
Thanks
Edit: Forgot to mention this is the ksh
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