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04-26-2008

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help with extremely basic problem

Alright i'm having problems with this loop. Basically once the script is ran a parameter is required. Once entering the parameter it displays that in LIMIT. Alright so now the problem, I need my loop to ask my user for a number, and if that number is less than the limit then sum the input values until it reaches the limit.

example output of what i need

LIMIT = 50
please enter a number: 10
I = 10 SUM = 10
please enter a number: 15
I = 15 SUM = 25
please enter a number: 20
I = 20 SUM = 40
please enter a number: 15
done!

this is the code i have so far, the SUM PART is messed up and i dont know how to exit the loop and display done once it reached the limit.

Code:

#!/bin/sh

if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
    echo "usage: help.sh LIMIT"
exit
fi

LIMIT=$1

echo "LIMIT =" $LIMIT

read -p"Please enter a number: " I

echo "I =" $I "SUM =" $I

while [ $I -le $LIMIT ]
do

read -p"Please enter a number: " X

echo "I =" $X "SUM =" `expr $I + $X`

done

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cannacheck

CANNACHECK(1)						      General Commands Manual						     CANNACHECK(1)

NAME

       cannacheck - Display information about Japanese input system Canna

SYNOPSIS

       cannacheck [-v]

DESCRIPTION

       cannacheck displays the problems concerning use of Canna and the related information.  It examines the following items:

       -  Customize file to be used

       -  Romaji-to-Kana conversion dictionary to be used

       -  Destination to which the server is to be connected.  Is it connectable?

       -  Dictionaries to be mounted. Are they mountable?

       -  Errors in the customize file

       The problem(s) are displayed on the standard output if found.

OPTIONS

       -v      Displays all the above information including items that contain no problem.

FILES

       /etc/canna/cannahost		   Name of the host under which cannaserver(1M) is in operation.

SEE ALSO

       cannaserver(1M), cannakill(1M), cannastat(1)

ENVIRONMENT

       CANNAHOST   Specifies the name of the host under which cannaserver(1M) is in operation.

       CANNAFILE   Specifies the initialize file (.canna).

																     CANNACHECK(1)