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Shell while-loop
$ while ${condition} do
$ ${command}
$ done
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This command is a while loop in a shell script.

The "while" keyword is used to specify a loop that will continue executing as long as a certain condition is true. The "${condition}" represents the condition that will be checked at the beginning of each iteration of the loop. If the condition is true, the loop body will be executed, otherwise, the loop will exit.

The "do" keyword is used to mark the beginning of the loop body. The "${command}" represents the command or commands that will be executed as part of each iteration of the loop.

The "done" keyword is used to mark the end of the loop body.

In summary, this command will repeatedly execute the "${command}" as long as the "${condition}" is true.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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