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sleep command problem

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Name: fanco
Date: October 4, 2007 at 05:20:42 Pacific
OS: xp
CPU/Ram: 512
Product: hp
Comment:

please help me to fix my script trying to use sleep 2 minutes while the system is sleeping i want to print out same message every 5 seconds
thanks

t=`date +%S`

while [ t = t+120 ]
do
sleep 5

echo "this program will end in 2 minute"
done



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Name: Devaraj (by Fidy)
Date: October 4, 2007 at 15:05:31 Pacific
Reply:

may be you shud try this

t=0
while [ t< 24 ]
do
echo "This program will end in 2 minutes\n"
t=$(( t + 1 ))
sleep 5

done

Regards,
Devaraj Takhellambam


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