For loop in unix shell scripting

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I want to run a curl command, in which one parameter has to run through FOR loop. Say

curl -i -vs -X POST -H "$SESSION_TOKEN"  "http://$PLATFORM/videos/VIDEO_ID/play"

Here, the VIDEO_ID i want run it from 7500 to 8500 video id's. How can i do it?

Its in the shell script i am executing. A quick help is really helpful — Jams
– Jams, Commented Dec 23, 2014 at 21:09
Yup... sounds like you want a for loop. You might want to read through man bash if that's your shell (or man ksh or man sh or, if you really must and have no other alternatives, man csh). — twalberg
– twalberg, Commented Dec 23, 2014 at 21:19

Gilles Quénot · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-23 21:12:59Z

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Try doing this using bash :

for i in {7500..8500}; do
    curl -i -vs -X POST -H "$SESSION_TOKEN" "http://$PLATFORM/videos/$i/play"
done

answered Dec 23, 2014 at 21:12

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Jams Over a year ago

Thanks.. its a great help.

ruakh · Accepted Answer · 2014-12-23 21:13:09Z

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Assuming that by "unix shell" you mean something like Bash, you can use an "arithmetic for loop":

for (( video_id = 7500 ; video_id <= 8500 ; ++video_id )) ; do
    curl -i -vs -X POST -H "$SESSION_TOKEN" \
        "http://$PLATFORM/videos/$video_id/play"
done

answered Dec 23, 2014 at 21:13

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Gilles Quénot Over a year ago

Beats you by 8 seconds ;)

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