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the following code goes into infinite loop and does not increment variable i

the code is as

#!/bin/sh

i=1;
while [ $i -le 5 ]
do
echo "welcome $i times";
i= 'expr $i + 1 ';
done


the give code goes into infinite loop and doesnot increment the variable i



exit 0;
Dec 24 '07 #1
1 2727
hey the code is OK

just put `` instead of '' for expr

i=`expr $i + 1`

after changing the script will give you exact output
welcome 1 times
welcome 2 times
welcome 3 times
welcome 4 times
welcome 5 times
Dec 25 '07 #2

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