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# 1  
Old 12-02-2011
loop to display whatever number use types
sorry couldnt think of a proper title lol

ok i have the following script it asks the user how many html tags they want. Im not sure how to display 2 tags if the user eneters the want only 2 tags

tags as in <p></p> or <h1></h1>

Code:
read -p "How many tags" tags1

if [ $tags1 -ge 1 ]
then
echo "<$tags1> $paragraph <$tags1>
end if

so if i enter 2 in my script it should display this twice

Code:
<$tags1> $paragraph <$tags1>

# 2  
Old 12-02-2011
Code:
read -p "How many tags" tags1

if [ $tags1 -ge 1 ]
then
     for i in {1..$tags1}
     do     
         echo "<$tags1> $paragraph <$tags1>
    done
end if

bash only.
# 3  
Old 12-02-2011
Code:
for i in {1..$tags1}

what does this line mean and why is it it a 1 and 2 dots?
# 4  
Old 12-05-2011
{N..M} is a shell sequence expression, which generates a numeric or char sequence between N and M (inclusive).
Code:
echo {1..3}
1 2 3

If your shell doesn't support it you can use seq.
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