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List:       linux-admin
Subject:    Re: Bash While Loop Error
From:       Glynn Clements <glynn () sensei ! co ! uk>
Date:       2000-11-30 19:37:15
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SoloCDM wrote:

> The script is only indicative of an elaborate script I have created,
> which requires nested loops.  It is mandatory that the script have
> loops to process more elaborate schemes.

In which case, you don't want to be spawning external commands on each
iteration. Invoking sed on a million-line file is a lot more efficient
than invoking sed on a single line a million times.

-- 
Glynn Clements <glynn@sensei.co.uk>
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