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I am working in directory week5 and I want to delete the files in directory week1, without leaving directory week5. I understand that rm is used to delete a file, but how do you remove them while...

I'll try this.:cool:

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Ok I have to write a script to make this work:

!#/bin/bash

read -p "Enter...

I know that rm -i, asks a user before removing a file. What I need to accomplish is removing files from a different directory without switching to that directory. Example: I'm currently in directory...

While I like your idea, the program has to list the files so the user can choose one to view. That's why I figured using nested while loops would work.

Now it must ask the user for a file from list of week submissions. Do I put the next while loop within the original loop or after it? Here's the loop:
while [ $file != "q" ];
do
if [ -f...

Not sure why it won't work, but I tried agama's suggestion and it still won't work. Any other suggestions.

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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data:

<LI...

echo "Enter week number or q to quit: "
read num
while $num != q
do
if [ $num -lt 4 ]
then
echo "The files submitted in week $num are"
ls...

I'm using a while loop with an if statement. When the user choses a number, it will display a list of files. That works, the problem is q for quit won't exit script. How can I fix this?