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in line 7 i do this 7)eval xnum$rdm=$in1
what i want that to do is create a variable xnum1 for the first time the loop hapens, then the second time xnum2.

the number of times it loops wont really affect the outcome that i am getting, which now i have realised i forgot to put into the first post.

when i echo out what is in the xnum variables i get a...

how would i go about doing that then?

if a word is stored in the variable 'word'?

good afternoon forums.
i have a problem that ive been trying to work out all morning and cant seem to get my head around it.
what i have in my script is individual letters saved in different...

thanks for this solution, however i cant use sed for this. pure bash solutions if possible...

mornign forums again.

Yes i am doing some coursework, but im trying to follow the rules as much as i can.

i am currently trying to replace a particular character inside a saved variable with an...

afternoon forums.

I need to get a way of testing as to wether an inputed character is part of the english alphabet.

i have come up with the following code but its not working at all.
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Good morning forums.

Ive been trying all weekend to do this with no luck, so i have come to the forums for help.

What i want to do is check if an inputed character is inside a variable.
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awesome, that works.

thanks alot

the field seperator is a space
(using bash btw)

hi forums

i need help with a little problem i am having.

i need to count the number of fields that are in a saved variable so i can use that number to make a different function work...

ok, heres my problem.

i have saved the last line from a ls -l command into a variable. What i want to do is be able to cut the second character into that (i.e. the r if its there of the - if its...

where would i put the -n in that code to make it work?

ok, so ive got some values that are inputed by a user and are stored in an array. Now what i want to do is change this piece of code below to show ina different way.

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for (( num=0; num<9; num++...

thanks alot, youve saved my morning

im trying to write an until statement which dont go onto the next stage until the user inputs a certain phrase. It is then stored in an array. Ive come up with this code so far but its not working...