Unix Loops - KeynesYouDigIt/Knowledge GitHub Wiki

Loop Structure

[Loop Header]
do
    # Loop Body, reference iterator with $i
done

Loop Headers

for i in *

for i in $(ls -l)

for ((i=0; i<5; i++))

while [ $some_variable -lt 10 ]

until [ $some_variable -gt 10 ]

Loop Control

• continue 3 - How many loops you want to jump up
• break 3 - How many loops you want to jump up
• wait [process_id]
• exit
• sleep 10 - (seconds)