Shell Programming and Scripting

actually i have a file called swap


echo "WElcome to SWAPPING Program"
while true
do clear
sleep 1
echo "this is my file"
sleep 1
done

function swap
{

temp=$a
a=$b
b=$temp

echo "The swapped values are"

echo $a "\t\c"
echo $b
}


echo "Enter the 1st number"
read a
echo "Enter the second number"
read b

swap
echo $swap
--------------------------------------------------------------------

but it is only showing the blink part...can u tell me that it should blink the text ""this is my file" and then i can execute the remaining prgm.it should blink as well as i can run the prgm

actually i have a file called swap


echo "WElcome to SWAPPING Program"
while true
do clear
sleep 1
echo "this is my file"
sleep 1
done

function swap
{

temp=$a
a=$b
b=$temp

echo "The swapped values are"

echo $a "\t\c"
echo $b
}


echo "Enter the 1st number"
read a
echo "Enter the second number"
read b

swap
echo $swap
--------------------------------------------------------------------

but it is only showing the blink part...can u tell me that it should blink the text ""this is my file" and then i can execute the remaining prgm.it should blink as well as i can run the prgm

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