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# while
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> Simple shell loop that repeats while the return value remains zero.
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2025-12-16 10:20:31 -07:00
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> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-while>.
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- Read `stdin` and perform an action on every line:
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2025-12-16 10:20:31 -07:00
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`while read line; do {{echo "$line"}}; done`
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- Execute a command forever once every second:
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`while :; do {{command}}; sleep 1; done`
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- Execute a command until it fails:
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`while {{command}}; do :; done`
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