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touch pic-`date +%s`.jpg<br />
sleep 300<br />
done<br />
Note the use of the date command to generate all kinds of file and directory names. See the man page for<br />
more.<br />
Use the system<br />
<strong>Bash</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> for <strong>Beginners</strong><br />
The previous example is for the sake of demonstration. Regular checks can easily be achieved using the<br />
system's cron facility. Do not forget to redirect output and errors when using scripts that are executed<br />
from your crontab!<br />
9.2.2.3. Using keyboard input to control the while loop<br />
This script can be interrupted by the user when a Ctrl+C sequence is entered:<br />
#!/bin/bash<br />
# This script provides wisdom<br />
FORTUNE=/usr/games/fortune<br />
while true; do<br />
echo "On which topic do you want advice?"<br />
cat