Added for and while loop info.

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Shawn Milochik 2015-08-15 12:21:05 -04:00
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- For running a command with privileges, use `sudo` (for root) or `sudo -u` (for another user). Use `su` or `sudo bash` to actually run a shell as that user. Use `su -` to simulate a fresh login as root or another user.
- Loops: To perform operations on many files or with multiple arguments, use `for` loops. Example:
```sh
for filename in *.txt; do echo "Found $filename"; done
```
- Loops for values with spaces (normal `for` loop will split filenames on spaces):
```sh
find . -iname '*.txt' | while read filename; do cp "$filename" /tmp; done
```
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