#!/bin/dash # Test file to test 'for do done' loops. # You can start this script like: $0 {-ne -gt -le ...} (all numeric operators # are allowed! # All this works and should be OK ################################################################################ # # For loop without 'in list'. Uses $1 $2 ... This is a special case! # This 'for Var, do, done' is a very handy solution AND no real replacement # available! # Function1 () { echo "Function1: for loop inside a function:\t\c" [ "$*" ] || echo "none\c" for Var do [ 1 $Var 2 ] && echo "OK \c" || echo "no \c" done echo } # End of Function1 ################################################################################ # # For loop with 'in list' $* # Function2 () { echo "Function2: for loop inside a function:\t\c" for Var in $* do [ 1 $Var 2 ] && echo "OK \c" || echo "no \c" done ; echo } # End of Function2 ################################################################################ # # For loop with 'in list' $@. Works the same way as $* # Function3 () { echo "Function3: for loop inside a function:\t\c" for Var in $@ do [ 1 $Var 2 ] && echo "OK \c" || echo "no \c" done ; echo } # End of Function3 ################################################################################ # # For loop with 'in list' "$@". Special case. Works like "$1" "$2" ... # Function4 () { echo "Function4: for loop inside a function:\t\c" for Var in "$@" do [ 1 $Var 2 ] && echo "OK \c" || echo "no \c" done ; echo } # End of Function4 ################################################################################ # main ### main ### main ### main ### main ### main ### main ### main ### main # ################################################################################ # # Here is the heart of this script: # echo "Processing the following command line arguments: ${*:-none}" echo "Script: for loop outside a function:\t\c" for Var do [ 1 $Var 2 ] && echo "OK \c" || echo "no \c" done ; echo # Same as function calls Function1 -eq -ne -gt -ge -le -lt Function2 -eq -ne -gt -ge -le -lt Function3 -eq -ne -gt -ge -le -lt Function4 -eq -ne -gt -ge -le -lt '-ge 1 -a 2 -ge' # Now the same call like Function4 but with Function1 Function1 -eq -ne -gt -ge -le -lt '-ge 1 -a 2 -ge' Function1 exit $?