How Do You Write a While Loop in Linux?

How Do You Write a While Loop in Linux?
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How do you use a while loop in Linux?

The while loop is used to performs a given set of commands an unknown number of times as long as the given condition evaluates to true. The while statement starts with the while keyword, followed by the conditional expression. The condition is evaluated before executing the commands.

How do you write a while loop in Unix?

Syntax. Here the Shell command is evaluated. If the resulting value is true, given statement(s) are executed. If command is false then no statement will be executed and the program will jump to the next line after the done statement.

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