#!/bin/bash # file[0]="file1" file[1]="file2" file[2]="file3" file[3]="file4" file[4]="file5" file[5]="file6" file[6]="file7" file[7]="file8" file[8]="file9" file[9]="file10" if [ -r file1 ]; then echo "the file is read only and it exists" else echo "the file is not read only" fi echo "$?" while (($? == true)) do echo "${cat file[0]}" done #End of Script