> > Or more commonly: > > > > while :; do > > ... > > done > > > > because the ":" command is true. > > It works for me. That's the way I'd seen it done when I was > learning bash. I > believe the while checks the return value, not the output of > the command.
Just be thankful you didn't use 'cat' uselessly. There is definitely no reason to use a separate command just for a true value in a while loop. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
