#! @builddir@/grub-shell-tester echo one foo="" while test "$foo" != "1111"; do foo="${foo}1"; echo "$foo"; done echo two foo="" while test "$foo" != "aaaa" do foo="${foo}a" echo $foo done foo="" until test "$foo" = "1111"; do foo="${foo}1"; echo $foo; done foo="" until test "$foo" = "aaaa" do foo="${foo}a" echo $foo done # check "$?" in condition gets its value from while body commands foo="" false while test "$?" != "0" do echo $foo foo="${foo}1" test "$foo" = "111111" done