Now that we know how for loops, while read loops, $(), and variables all work, let's look at one real-world example of how I use them in daily practice—deleting a range of ZFS snapshots.

Hey,<BR><BR>I've got a script that runs a program in a loop. The program writes a file, and the script extracts a value out of that file. If the value doesn't meet the criteria, the loop continues ...

Bash scripting is every Linux administrator's Swiss Army knife. Learn how using a for-loop in conjunction with Bash scripts can produce powerful results. Skip to content ...