Bash Shell Programing

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I am trying to print the stars below on the screen using for or while loop. I don't know if I should treat as a string or what. If it is a string should I use foreach loop, just don't know where to start really.

******************
   ***********
     *******
       ***
        *

I am trying to get it to work even though I know it is wrong, but I am trying. Thanks for the advice.

#!/bin/bash

whilefunc() {
    echo "*************"
    echo"  ******  "
    echo"   ****   "
 }

i=2

while [ $i = 2 ]
do
    whilefunc
done

exit

Nobody will do your homework for you. People here can help but you have to try something. — Luc M
– Luc M, Commented Oct 6, 2011 at 15:39
Keith thanks this is not a homework at all. I'm doing this on my own, just don't know which loop to use sine * is not a number and I don't know if I have to treat it as a string — Ahmad Nadaf
– Ahmad Nadaf, Commented Oct 6, 2011 at 20:21

nickjb · Accepted Answer · 2011-10-06 15:44:06Z

1

Any loop will do, and just escape the * with backslash i.e.

while [[ : ]]; do
  echo -e \*****
  echo -e  \***
  echo -e   \*
  # do whatever else you need to do
done

answered Oct 6, 2011 at 15:44

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Ahmad Nadaf Over a year ago

thanks my friend the only thing I guess it will run for ever I just wanted to run once

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