Bob Proulx writes:
> Peng Yu wrote:
>> I looks a little wired why 'until' is the way it is now.
>> ...
>> until test-commands; do consequent-commands; done
>> while ! test-commands; do consequent-commands; done
>
> In the original Bourne shell there is no '!' operator. The 'until'
> was a way to
Peng Yu wrote:
> I looks a little wired why 'until' is the way it is now.
> ...
> until test-commands; do consequent-commands; done
> while ! test-commands; do consequent-commands; done
In the original Bourne shell there is no '!' operator. The 'until'
was a way to negate the expression without u
On Wednesday, December 14, 2011 05:47:24 PM Peng Yu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I looks a little wired why 'until' is the way it is now. According to
> the manual until is before the do-done block.
>
> until test-commands; do consequent-commands; done
>
> A common design of until in other language is that
Hi,
I looks a little wired why 'until' is the way it is now. According to
the manual until is before the do-done block.
until test-commands; do consequent-commands; done
A common design of until in other language is that it allows the loop
body be executed at least once and test the condition at
