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Re: "While" command not found?
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ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]>
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ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 7 Mar 2014 13:15:11 -0800
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On 03/07/2014 01:12 PM, ToddAndMargo wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> In SL6.5 bash script, is "while" not supported/
>
> Cancel="no" while [ "$Cancel" != "Cancel" ]
>     do
>        RunTunnel
>     done
>
> Gives me "while: command not found".
>
> Is there a better way to do "loop until"?
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
>


Never mind.  Missed a command separator  ";".

     Cancel="no"; while [ "$Cancel" != "Cancel" ]

-T
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