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# 1  
Old 12-03-2007
blink a text/message in a ksh script

can anyone tell me how to bink a text in a ksh script
for e,g
file 1
#!/bin/ksh
"this is my file"
-----------------------------------------------
i want "this is my file" text to blink.thanks
# 2  
Old 12-03-2007
I'm not at a UNIX box at the moment, so can't give details, but the "tput" command may do it for you.
# 3  
Old 12-03-2007
u mean to say that i have set the command as

tput this is my file
# 4  
Old 12-03-2007
still not getting

can u tell me how to use thid tput in the file
# 5  
Old 12-03-2007
You could try:

while true;do clear;sleep 1;echo "This is my file";sleep1; done

This is an infinite loop so you have to set some conditions to get out of it
based upon your requirements.

HTH
# 6  
Old 12-03-2007
its working.........but u i just need the text to be working
but its not coming out of looop
# 7  
Old 12-03-2007
It sure is an infinite loop. The number of times your text should blink would be decided upon your requirements. I have made it blink infintely just to show
the concept. You can tweak it to your requirements.

enc.
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