i'm trying to write a script that has 2 variables, and uses the 1st variable as a number and the 2nd a name to create directories. so if you typed in ./myscript 5 week, it would create 5 directories named week1 - week5. whenever i run this, i get an error message saying week5 already exists, so i have something wrong in the while loop. here is what i have.
Code:
if [[ $2 == "" ]]; then
echo "error, please specify a name"
exit 0
fi
if [[ $1 -lt 1 ]]; then
echo "error, number is too small"
exit 0
fi
if [[ $1 -gt 10 ]]; then
echo "error, number is too big"
exit 0
fi
while [[ $1 -lt 11 ]]; do
let $2=$2-1
mkdir $2$1
done
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LEARN ABOUT MINIX
tget
TGET(1) General Commands Manual TGET(1)NAME
tget - get termcap values
SYNOPSIS
tget [-flag id] [-num id] [-str id] [-goto col line] [[-echo] string]
DESCRIPTION
Tget allows shell scripts access to the termcap(3) functions. Flags, numbers and strings can be queried from the termcap database under
the entry denoted by the environment variable $TERM.
OPTIONS -flag id
Set the exit status to zero if the flag id is set. All other options except -echo set the exit status to id being available or not.
The last option sets the final exit code.
-num id
Print the value of the numeric variable id.
-str id
Print the value of the string variable id.
-goto col line
Generates instructions to go to the given column and line if the cm capability exists.
-echo string
Prints string. Any other argument that does not start with a dash is also printed.
EXAMPLE
Try this: tget -str so 'Reverse Video' -str se
ENVIRONMENT
TERM Terminal type.
TERMCAP Path to the termcap database, by default /etc/termcap:/usr/etc/termcap.
SEE ALSO termcap(3).
DIAGNOSTICS
Tget will fail immediately with a descriptive message if the termcap entry can't be found.
AUTHOR
Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)
TGET(1)
11-10-2011
