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On 14.07.2017 10:34, Brian Inglis wrote:
> On 2017-07-14 11:07, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
>>   while ! program args ... ; do
>>     sleep 1
>>   done
> 
> Has everyone forgotten there is also an until loop, supported by at 
> least sh,
> dash, bash, [m]ksh:

I've forgotten that at least twice. (I don't remember the exact number 
of times.)


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