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Old 06-01-2007
while loop question

while [ $dev_num ]
do
print What is the next device number to be added to $dgroup?
print Press \<Enter\> if there are no more devices to be added.
read dev_num
export dev_num
symld -g $dgroup -sid $sname add dev $dev_num
done

In this while loop, how do I stop it from running the final command if <Enter> is pressed? Currently, if a user presses <enter> it will still run
symld -g $dgroup -sid $sname add dev
I'm not sure how to skip this command if a user just presses <Enter>

Thanks

Edit: Forgot to mention this is the ksh
# 2  
Old 06-01-2007
Here is one way of doing:
Code:
while true
do
  print What is the next device number to be added to $dgroup? 
  print Press \<Enter\> if there are no more devices to be added.
  read dev_num
  if [ "${dev_num}" = "" ]; then
    exit
  fi
  export dev_num
  symld -g $dgroup -sid $sname add dev $dev_num
done

# 3  
Old 06-01-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shell_Life
Here is one way of doing:
Code:
while true
do
  print What is the next device number to be added to $dgroup? 
  print Press \<Enter\> if there are no more devices to be added.
  read dev_num
  if [ "${dev_num}" = "" ]; then
    exit
  fi
  export dev_num
  symld -g $dgroup -sid $sname add dev $dev_num
done

exit != break
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