bash script looping

epsas at inflicted.net epsas at inflicted.net
Wed Nov 14 02:35:40 PST 2001


for example:

while `true`
	do echo "Hello World and et cetera"
	sleep 1
done


On Tue, Nov 13, 2001 at 11:12:14PM -1000, Rodney Kanno wrote:
> I need some opinons on loops....for the following script, I would like to add 
> one while loop. What's the best way to do this? If I can get this to work, 
> the this will be my first script...hopefully its not too complicated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rodney
> 
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> #
> echo ""
> echo "Please choose one of the following options:"
> echo ""
> echo "[N]ormal retrival, just tracks & title via CDDB."
> echo "[E]xtended track retrival + normal retrival via CDDB."
> echo "[A]dditional text retrival + normal retrival via CDDB."
> echo "[T]otal retrival, all options above retrived via CDDB."
> echo ""
> echo ""
> echo "[M]ake Template."
> echo ""
> echo ""
> echo "[C]onvert Template to cover."
> read action
> case $action in
> 	N|n)	echo "Normal retrival....."
> 		disc-cover -a " ";;
> 	E|e)	echo "Extended track retrival + normal retrival..."
> 		disc-cover -e -a " ";;
> 	A|a)	echo "Additional text retrival + normal retrival..."
> 		disc-cover;;
> 	T|t)	echo "Normal, Extended, Additional retrival..."
> 		disc-cover -e;;
> 	M|m)	echo "Creating Template....Opening editor....."
> 		disc-cover -n -t cddb -o newcd.cddb
> 		gedit newcd.cddb;;
> 	C|c)	echo "Converting template to cover...."
> 		disc-cover -e -f newcd.cddb;;
> esac
> 
> 
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