UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

echo -n "....enter first slice number....."; read firstslice
echo -n "....enter last slice number....."; read lastslice
echo -n "....enter first Z-coordinate position....."; read zpos

loopNumber=$((lastslice - firstslice + 1))

echo "loopNumber is $loopNumber"
echo "firstslice no. is $firstslice"

for ((k = $firstslice; k <= $lastslice; k++))
do
   echo "$firstslice $k $zpos" | awk '{ m = ($3 - (($2 - $1) * 0.3)); print "sl"$2"_z"m"0.txt"; }'
done