[lug] Bash While Loop Error
SoloCDM
deedsmis at aculink.net
Thu Nov 30 10:22:51 MST 2000
Tkil stated the following:
>
> um. why not just:
>
> find / -xdev -fstype ext2 -type f -print | \
> grep -vi game
>
> doing the combination of "read" with an immediate "echo" should be the
> same as just passing it straight through, no?
>
> also, what's your motivation behind the "?n" weirdness with your print
> statement?
>
> finally, note that many linux boxes are set up with "locate" turned on
> by default. doing a "locate game" might be all you need to do, and it
> should be much faster than doing the find. hm... it doesn't do case-
> insensitive searches, tho, so...
The script is only indicative of an elaborate script I have created,
which requires nested loops. It is mandatory that the script have
loops to process more elaborate schemes.
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