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This document provides an overview of control flow in shell programming, focusing on For, While, and Until loops. It includes the syntax and examples for each type of loop, highlighting their unique applications in scripting. The presentation concludes by emphasizing the importance of these loops for effective automation.

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Shell Programming

This document provides an overview of control flow in shell programming, focusing on For, While, and Until loops. It includes the syntax and examples for each type of loop, highlighting their unique applications in scripting. The presentation concludes by emphasizing the importance of these loops for effective automation.

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Shell

Programming
Commands
Understanding Control Flow with For, While, and
Until Loops using Bash Commands

Shyam Sundar S
24mx347
Introduction
This presentation explores
key conditional statements in
shell programming: For,
While, and Until loops with
one example for each
conditional statements.
01
For Loop Shell
Commands
Syntax of For Loop
For loops are useful for tasks such as
iterating through files in a directory,
processing list items, or executing
repetitive tasks where the number of
iterations is known beforehand.

The basic syntax is:


for (( initialization; condition;
increment ))
do
# commands
done
Example of For Loop
for (( i=1; i<=5; i++ ))
do
echo “Iteration: $i”
done
02
While Loop
Shell Commands
Syntax of While Loop
The While loop in shell scripting continues executing
commands
→ as long as a specified condition is true.
While loops are particularly helpful when the number of
iterations is not known beforehand, such as monitoring system
processes, waiting for user input, or executing commands until
a specific condition is met.
The syntax is:
Loop variable Initialization
while [ condition ]
→
do
# commands
# Updation of loop variable
done
Example of While Loop
03
Until Loop Shell
Commands
Syntax of Until Loop

An Until loop executes commands until a specified condition becomes true.


Until loops are beneficial for situations where you want to ensure something is done until
a
given condition is satisfied, like waiting for a file to appear or running a task until
successful.

The syntax is:

until [CONDITION]
do
# Commands to execute while condition is false
done

This means the loop will continue executing as long as the condition evaluates to
false.
Example of Until Loop
counter=5
until [ $counter -lt 0 ]
do
echo "Countdown: $counter“
((counter--))
done
echo "Time's up!"
Conclusions

In summary, For, While, and Until loops


are essential control flow structures in
shell programming. Each has unique
applications that allow for effective
automation and scripting.
References

• https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/loopin
g-statements-shell-script/
• https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/m
anual/bash.html#Looping-Constructs
• https://www.shellscript.sh/
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