| # The following prints a random card from a card deck. | |
| # | |
| # cribbed from the ksh93 book, example from page 70 | |
| # | |
| # chet@po.cwru.edu | |
| # | |
| declare -i i=0 | |
| # load the deck | |
| for suit in clubs diamonds hearts spades; do | |
| for n in ace 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 jack queen king; do | |
| card[i]="$n of $suit" | |
| i=i+1 # let is not required with integer variables | |
| done | |
| done | |
| # and print a random card | |
| echo ${card[RANDOM%52]} |