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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Multiple while statements? Post 302576420 by agama on Thursday 24th of November 2011 08:49:40 PM
Old 11-24-2011
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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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itruns(8)						      System Manager's Manual							 itruns(8)

NAME

       itruns - set up files for use by the it command

SYNOPSIS

       /sbin/itruns file [file...] in run-state [, file [file...] in run-state] [,...]

DESCRIPTION

       The  itruns  program  sets  up scripts to be run by it(8).  (These programs are typically used within system configuration and installation
       scripts.)  The itruns command searches for /sbin/it.d/bin/file. If itruns finds the file, it  creates  one  or  more  symbolic  links  from
       /sbin/it.d/run-state.d/file to /sbin/it.d/bin/file.

       The  run-state  argument can be a single run state, or it can be two run states separated by either the word or or the word and. If two run
       states are specified with the or keyword, itruns checks for (and creates, if necessary) a directory whose name combines both run states and
       places  a link in that directory so that the file will be executed when the it program detects either state.  You can collapse two or-sepa-
       rated states into a single expression; for example, 2 or 3 can be expressed as 23. If the and keyword is used, itruns checks for (and  cre-
       ates, if necessary) two separate directories and places a link in each of them so that either state triggers execution of the file indepen-
       dently of the other state.

       If two or more files are specified for a single run-state argument, links are created for all of the files as indicated	by  the  run-state
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       If  two or more combinations of files and run states are specified as comma-separated expressions, itruns treats each combination individu-
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RESTRICTIONS

       The itruns command must be executed from the root directory (/). The command finds only files that are located in the /sbin/it.d/bin direc-
       tory.

EXAMPLES

       This  example  sets  up	the doconfig script to be run when the system is booted to run state 2: itruns doconfig in 2 Either of the command
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       run state 2 and again when the system comes to run state 3, the getdate script to be run only in run state 2, and the getsysname script	to
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SEE ALSO

       Commands: it(8)

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