[CentOS] variable in loop

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 2:27 PM, S Mathias <smathias1972 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> $ ASDF=hello; a=0; a=$(( 70 - $(echo $ASDF | awk '{print length}') )); echo "$a $ASDF"$(for i in {1..$a}; do printf "."; done)
> 65 hello.
> $
>
> Why doesn't it print:
> 65 hello.................................................................
>
> What am i missing?
>

This is not a group for basic shell programming questions, nor is the
Ubuntu list where you also posted this exact same question.

Please learn to do your own homework and ask list-appropriate
questions in the right lists.

I'm guessing that a little basic netiquette is what you are missing.