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Nathan Manceaux-Panot
Nathan Manceaux-Panot • mastodon (AP)
Just discovered in amazement that in Bash scripts, any variable named `SECONDS` will automatically increment every second. Bash is bonkers
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Nicolas :eisfunke_logo:
Nicolas :eisfunke_logo: • mastodon (AP)
didn't want to believe you, so I tried it and now I'm staring at my screen in disbelief
#!/usr/bin/env bash<br><br>SECONDS=3<br><br>for i in $(seq 1 10); do<br>    echo $SECONDS<br>    sleep 1<br>done<br>

yields
$ ./ohno.sh<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>
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https://mookiesplace.com/users/mookie • gotosocial (AP)
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