11-24-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by
nickzourdos
My syntax for the while loop that checked STATE was bad. In bash, you have to use -a instead of &&:
Actually, using
&& within double square brackets is correct. The single open square bracket (actually the test command) does not support double ampers and as you have noticed it does need -a. This is a test command syntax requirement, not bash; most people don't realise that the
[ is a command and not a shell built-in.
Using test (or [) is less efficient than using the shell (bash or Kshell) built-in [[. There are times where using test makes sense, but for most scripts I believe that the built-in is best.
I just had a look at your original script and didn't notice that you were issuing the read before your echo "try again." Other than that, it works for me.
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