Thread: Shell scripting for counters

Hello Team,

I am looking for a shell script where counter needs to be increase as x value gets increase(which is an input paramter) and do whichever action i want once the count reaches to 5. The problem is there could be n number of input parameter and action should also be dependent on time ... Lets suppose if within 60 mins if count reaches upto 5 then which ever action i want to do .......like if i want to send email once counter reaches upto 5 within 60 mins....

Thanks
Raghav

hi,

the way you expose your problem doesn't help you much, of course.

calm down.

what shell are you allowed to use?

first, do a simple loop to count until 5.

next, when the script begins record the actual date and time since Epoch
then, at each loop test if recDate is more or less recDate+60x60secondes