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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting End of file with while loop Post 302562238 by nickg on Thursday 6th of October 2011 10:47:38 AM
Old 10-06-2011
End of file with while loop
(sh shell) I have a function I am using that does a date calculation so I can subtract dates.
Code:
get_JD () {
bc << MSG
scale=0
date calculation  ……….......
MSG
}

Then I have this little script that runs after it.
Code:
read XXX < TESTFILE
pastdate=`get_JD $XXX`
currdate=`get_JD &YYY`
diff=`expr $currdate - $pastdate`
echo $diff

The only problem is that it only reads the first line in my file named TESTFILE. Is there a way to write a while loop so that it can keep working until it reaches the end of this file? Or is there a better way to do this?
Last edited by jim mcnamara; 10-06-2011 at 11:49 AM.. Reason: use code tags please
 

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DP(8)                                                                [nmh-1.5]                                                               DP(8)

NAME

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SYNOPSIS

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DESCRIPTION

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