I need to make a script in bash to keep a running count based on user keyboard input
if i type "1" i want a variable $h to increment +1
if i type "2" i want a variable $L to decrement -1
and i want to have variable $c output the sum of the first two variables.
i have tried this: to no avail
#!/bin/bash
h='0'
l='0'
read card
if [$card='1']
then
let "h++"
fi
if [$card='2']
then
let "l--"
fi
c=$(($h+$l))
echo $c`
Where am i screwing up?
[ $card -eq 1 ] - wrong, the [ must have spaces and -eq must be used for arithmetic comparison
$c <- you had a trailing backtick there, so remove it.
let var++ don't need double quotes and $((var++)) don't need $ ( the "deference" operator, so to speak).h=0Whole idea of "running count" can be a problem: your script is sequential, so by definition variables will be gone once script exits. Your running count won't be counted simply because that's how shell works. What you might wanna do is output counters to temp file, and read them back. Alternatively, make your script run in infinite while loop. Something like:
#!/bin/bash
h=0
l=0
while read user_input;
do
[ "$user_input" -eq 1 ] && ((h++))
[ "user_input" -eq 2 ] && ((l--1))
echo "So far h is $h, and l is $l"
done
