#!/bin/sh
# 
# a demonstation of use of while in the Bourne shell
# cavram, 29/8/2000
#
# set the counter to the number of repeats required
#
count=3
#
# for each repeat, do it
# while count is greater than 0 do ... done
#
while [ $count -gt 0 ]  
do
  echo "$count"
  count=`expr $count - 1 `
done
#
# ends the while
#