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Old 03-01-2008, 10:58 AM   #1
SpLaSh212
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A simple for loop in the prompt ?


Hey,
I wanted to know how I can run, for example the following shell script, in the prompt line

Code:
for i in `ls`
do
     echo -n "$i: "
done
I want to be able to run it from the prompt ...
How can I do this ? :\

thnx alot !

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Old 03-01-2008, 11:05 AM   #2
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Code:
 for i in `ls`; do echo -n "${i}: "; done
or just type it in exactly as you have it
 
Old 03-01-2008, 11:11 AM   #3
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OK !
Thanks !, my mistake was that I thought that after the "do" I also need to put ; or \ or something !

thnx alot
I believe that this thread can be deleted now :0
 
  


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