#! /usr/local/bin/bash
count=0
while : ; do
echo count = $count
((count=count+1))
read -t 10 && break
done
echo exited while loop
exit 0
This uses the -t option to the read command in bash. The "count" is just to have something that changes to display with each iteration. If the user presses return within 10 seconds, the read succeeds, otherwise it fails. (If it succeeds, we just discard the data that was read since no variable is used with the read.) -t works with bash, but most versions of ksh do not have it.
i wrote a while script as part of a huge program. this script, once picked, begins to output data to the person using it. pretty easy, as the person doesn't have to keep typing commands to get the output that the while loop automatically throws out.
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Can someone let me know how i can exit a for loop without exiting the script itself .... will the break statement work ....
please help ....
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I am running an Ubuntu Gutsy laptop with Advanced Compiz fusion options enabled. I am using xdotool to simulate keyboard input in order to rotate through multiple desktops.
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Hi
I need help with a script to loop unitl the statement is true
done some thing like this
until
if
then
cp filename filename.anto
fi
done
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Below for loop not exiting. Can someone help?
JBOSS_INST_ARGS=01 02
if ; then
for i in $JBOSS_INST_ARGS; do
/u/jboss-6.1.0.Final/bin/jboss_init_wise$i.sh start;
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example :
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for M in NAME1 NAME1 NAME3
do
echo "Executing MaxL:" $M >>${_LOGFILE} 2>&1
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_RC=$?
if
then
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Hello Team,
In my shell script, it stopped without killing it.
Could you please help why ?
Below is the code :
get_dpi44_currentFiles()
{
truncate --size 0 $dpi_44_fixed_currentFileList
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true
TRUE(1P) POSIX Programmer's Manual TRUE(1P)PROLOG
This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond-
ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
true - return true value
SYNOPSIS
true
DESCRIPTION
The true utility shall return with exit code zero.
OPTIONS
None.
OPERANDS
None.
STDIN
Not used.
INPUT FILES
None.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
None.
ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
Default.
STDOUT
Not used.
STDERR
Not used.
OUTPUT FILES
None.
EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
None.
EXIT STATUS
Zero.
CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS
None.
The following sections are informative.
APPLICATION USAGE
This utility is typically used in shell scripts, as shown in the EXAMPLES section. The special built-in utility : is sometimes more effi-
cient than true.
EXAMPLES
This command is executed forever:
while true
do
command
done
RATIONALE
The true utility has been retained in this volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, even though the shell special built-in : provides similar func-
tionality, because true is widely used in historical scripts and is less cryptic to novice script readers.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
false, Shell Commands
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technol-
ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE
and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained
online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
IEEE /The Open Group 2003 TRUE(1P)