[NMLUG] Bash Scripting Help -- Thanks!!!

[wjl at icecavern.net (Wesley J. Landaker)]

On Thursday 07 April 2005 01:15, Tim Emerick wrote:
> The only thing I don't like is the timing feedback where it will echo "1
> minutes" instead of "1 minute".  Anybody have any tips on that.  I'm a
> little anal retentive if you couldn't already tell.

> echo "Finished in $((optime/60)) minutes and $((optime%60)) seconds."

#!/bin/sh
optime=122
if [ "$((optime/60))" == "1" ]; then
  mins="minute"
else
  mins="minutes"
fi
if [ "$((optime%60))" == "1" ]; then
  secs="second"
else
  secs="seconds"
fi
echo "Finished in $((optime/60)) $mins and $((optime%60)) $secs."

-- 
Wesley J. Landaker <wjl@icecavern.net>
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