2 articles tagged "seq command"

Shell Scripting: Generate or Print Range of Numbers ( Sequence of Numbers for Loop )

One our reader asks:

How do I generate a range of numbers under BASH for loop command? For example, I need to run particular command inside loop 100 or 500 times. Basically I want function that counts FROM and TO a range of numbers like 50-10.
Simple Linux and UNIX system monitoring with ping command and scripts
You can simply monitor your remote system hosted some remote IDC. There may be tons of causes for which system goes out the network.
Understanding ping command
ping is one of the basic and nifty command to test network connection. For example you can send 4 ping request to cyberciti.biz with following command:
$ ping -c 4 cyberciti.biz
$ [...]