Bash: for loop

A short, tested Bash example for for loop. Copy it and adjust the names and paths for your project.

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for i in 1 2 3; do echo "$i"; done
for i in {1..10}; do echo "$i"; done
for f in *.txt; do echo "$f"; done
for ((i = 0; i < 5; i++)); do echo "$i"; done

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