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evansd321

08-29-2008 06:00 AM

Make a bash script loop from start

Hi all, I am very new to Linux and I have a question.

How can I get a bash script to keep looping from the start "without" using any goto commands :)

for example my script has the following commands . . .

w
sleep 1
clear

. . . but then I want it to start all over again from the "w" command and keep doing so untill stop it.

Any assistance would be a real help to me :)

Thanks

Darren

arizonagroovejet

08-29-2008 06:16 AM

Make the last line of the script

exec $0

colucix

08-29-2008 06:20 AM

Hi and welcome to LQ! How do you suppose to stop the process? You can try an infinite loop like the following and stop it using Ctrl-C

Code:

while true

do

  your commands here

done

GazL	08-29-2008 06:20 AM

Code:

#!/bin/bash

while true

do

  echo "Some commands to loop endlessly go here."

done

edit: damn, beaten to it. :)

evansd321

08-29-2008 06:32 AM

Working perfect!!!

Thanks for your help everyone, it's working perfect now!! :)

mrrangerman

08-29-2008 11:37 AM

Sounds like homework to me???

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