Edit - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

Could you explain what using a for loop would solve here? A for loop is usually used for iterating over a static list (the shell expands the list in memory and iterates over it), while a while loop is used when the input is of indeterminate length, as when reading from a file, for example.

Kusalananda
– Kusalananda ♦

2023-02-13 09:20:18 +00:00
Commented Feb 13, 2023 at 9:20
As it’s currently written, your answer is unclear. Please edit to add additional details that will help others understand how this addresses the question asked. You can find more information on how to write good answers in the help center.

Community
– Community Bot

2023-02-13 17:19:12 +00:00
Commented Feb 13, 2023 at 17:19

Add a comment |

Correct minor typos or mistakes
Clarify meaning without changing it
Add related resources or links
Always respect the author’s intent
Don’t use edits to reply to the author

create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)

<https://example.com>

[example](https://example.com)

<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

formatting help »
answering help »