Bash Scripting for Beginners: Complete Guide to Getting Started - While Loops (Part 7)

Looping isn't just something you do in an unknown city while driving with a broken GPS - looping is a very important concept in programming and scripting languages. And that's what we'll go over in this episode of this bash scripting series. Specifically while loops, which allow you to continually execute something as long as some sort of condition is met. In this video, you'll learn all about this so why not just give that play button a click and start learning?

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Time Codes
00:00 - Intro
00:50 - An example Bash Script that utilizes a While Loop
05:19 - Another example of While Loops on the Linux Shell
08:57 - Improving our Bash Script even Further

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- Class 02 ➜ Hello World: https://linux.video/bash2
- Class 03 ➜ Variables: https://linux.video/bash3
- Class 04 ➜ Math Functions: https://linux.video/bash4
- Class 05 ➜ If Statements: https://linux.video/bash5
- Class 06 ➜ Exit Codes: https://linux.video/bash6
- Class 07 ➜ While Loops: https://linux.video/bash7
- Class 08 ➜ Universal Update Script: https://linux.video/bash8
- Class 09 ➜ For Loops: https://linux.video/bash9
- Class 10 ➜ Where To Store Your Scripts: https://linux.video/bash10
- Class 11 ➜ Data Streams: https://linux.video/bash11
- Class 12 ➜ Functions: https://linux.video/bash12
- Class 13 ➜ Case Statements: https://linux.video/bash13
- Class 14 ➜ Scheduling Jobs (Part 1): https://linux.video/bash14
- Class 15 ➜ Scheduling Jobs (Part 2): https://linux.video/bash15
- Class 16 ➜ Arguments: https://linux.video/bash16
- Class 17 ➜ Building a Backup Script: https://linux.video/bash17
- Class 18 ➜ Closing: https://linux.video/bash18

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