Using as much of the orginal code as possible we can create a simple "while true loop around the decision whether to quit or do another calculation. We enter the value for $n1 once at the top of the script and from that point on seed $n1 with the value of a running total in $total.
Code:
echo "please enter a number"
read n1
total=0
while true
do
echo "please choose an operation (or press c/r to exit)"
echo "1. add"
echo "2. subtract"
echo "3. divide"
echo "4. multiply"
read opr
# Exit if user pressed carriage-return
if [ "${opr}""X" = "X" ]
then
break
fi
echo "please enter a number again"
read n2
# Do the calculation required
if [ $opr = "1" ]
then
total=$((n1+n2))
elif [ $opr = "2" ]
then
total=$((n1-n2))
elif [ $opr = "3" ]
then
total=$((n1/n2))
elif [ $opr = "4" ]
then
total=$((n1*n2))
fi
# Display running total
echo ""
echo " Running total: $total"
echo ""
# Seed $n1 with the current value of $total
n1=$total
done
The modified script keeps on asking for more calculation on the running total until the user presses carriage-return.
You could add a line just before "break" to display "Final total is $total" if that is a requirement.
Try it and enjoy.
Last edited by methyl; 12-19-2011 at 08:38 PM..
Reason: inconsistent f1 n1
Heres a script i wrote as a bit of practise. What it does is insert a line in the middle of a file. The line being $1 and the file being $2
#!/bin/bash
rm tempfile
touch tempfile
count=1
linenum= `wc -l < $2`
if
then
echo $1 >> $2
else
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x=0
while
do
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done
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Code:
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if
then
if
then
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#
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LEARN ABOUT PHP
dateinterval.format
DATEINTERVAL.FORMAT(3) 1 DATEINTERVAL.FORMAT(3)DateInterval::format - Formats the interval
SYNOPSIS
public string DateInterval::format (string $format)
DESCRIPTION
Formats the interval.
PARAMETERS
o $format
-
The following characters are recognized in the $format parameter string. Each format character must be prefixed by a percent sign (
%).
+------------------+--------------------------------------+---+
|$format character | | |
| | | |
| | Description | |
| | | |
| | Example values | |
| | | |
+------------------+--------------------------------------+---+
| | | |
| % | | |
| | | |
| | Literal % | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | % | |
| | | |
| | | |
| Y | | |
| | | |
| | Years, numeric, at least 2 digits | |
| | with leading 0 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 01, 03 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| y | | |
| | | |
| | Years, numeric | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 1, 3 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| M | | |
| | | |
| | Months, numeric, at least 2 digits | |
| | with leading 0 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 01, 03, 12 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| m | | |
| | | |
| | Months, numeric | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 1, 3, 12 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| D | | |
| | | |
| | Days, numeric, at least 2 digits | |
| | with leading 0 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 01, 03, 31 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| d | | |
| | | |
| | Days, numeric | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 1, 3, 31 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| a | | |
| | | |
| | Total number of days as a result of | |
| | a DateTime::diff or (unknown) other- | |
| | wise | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 4, 18, 8123 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| H | | |
| | | |
| | Hours, numeric, at least 2 digits | |
| | with leading 0 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 01, 03, 23 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| h | | |
| | | |
| | Hours, numeric | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 1, 3, 23 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| I | | |
| | | |
| | Minutes, numeric, at least 2 digits | |
| | with leading 0 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 01, 03, 59 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| i | | |
| | | |
| | Minutes, numeric | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 1, 3, 59 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| S | | |
| | | |
| | Seconds, numeric, at least 2 digits | |
| | with leading 0 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 01, 03, 57 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| s | | |
| | | |
| | Seconds, numeric | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | 1, 3, 57 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| R | | |
| | | |
| | Sign " -" when negative, " +" when | |
| | positive | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | -, + | |
| | | |
| | | |
| r | | |
| | | |
| | Sign " -" when negative, empty when | |
| | positive | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | -, | |
| | | |
+------------------+--------------------------------------+---+
RETURN VALUES
Returns the formatted interval.
NOTES
Note
The DateInterval::format method does not recalculate carry over points in time strings nor in date segments. This is expected
because it is not possible to overflow values like "32 days" which could be interpreted as anything from "1 month and 4 days" to "1
month and 1 day".
EXAMPLES
Example #1
DateInterval example
<?php
$interval = new DateInterval('P2Y4DT6H8M');
echo $interval->format('%d days');
?>
The above example will output:
4 days
Example #2
DateInterval and carry over points
<?php
$interval = new DateInterval('P32D');
echo $interval->format('%d days');
?>
The above example will output:
32 days
Example #3
DateInterval and DateTime::diff with the %a and %d modifiers
<?php
$january = new DateTime('2010-01-01');
$february = new DateTime('2010-02-01');
$interval = $february->diff($january);
// %a will output the total number of days.
echo $interval->format('%a total days')."
";
// While %d will only output the number of days not already covered by the
// month.
echo $interval->format('%m month, %d days');
?>
The above example will output:
31 total days
1 month, 0 days
SEE ALSO
DateTime::diff.
PHP Documentation Group DATEINTERVAL.FORMAT(3)