Re: non working code .. loop ends after one

[Greg Wooledge]

On Thu, Mar 02, 2023 at 07:41:22PM +0000, Kerin Millar wrote:
> alex xmb ratchev <fxmbsw7@gmail.com> wrote:
> > yes yes , but my argument is declare is faster .. even if for this app /
> 
> $ unset -v sep; time for ((i = 0; i <= 500000; i++)); do sep='\n'; printf -v 
> sep %b "$sep"; done
> real  0m3.932s
[...]

Yeah, I thought about doing that too.  But then I read his next
sentences.

> i rather var-assign than printf , .. thanks
> though
> i like fancy special code ..
> i learn this way

It's clear that his *real* reason for using the slower, harder-to-read
way is because that's how he wants to do it.  There are no rational
arguments that will sway him.