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Bash/Script/roll.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Roll
+#   This script returns the values and sum of a set of dice rolls.  The first 
+#   arg is optional and gives a number of dice.  The second arg is the number 
+#   of sides on the dice.  For example "roll 2 6" will give two values from 1 
+#   to 6 and also returns their sum.
+#
+# (c)2009 Dominic Lepiane 
+
+sides=6
+dice=1
+total=0
+c=0
+
+if [ $# = 2 ] ; then
+        dice=$1
+        sides=$2
+elif [ $# = 1 ] ; then
+        sides=$1
+else
+        echo "Usage: $0 [# of dice] <# of sides>" >&2
+        exit -1
+fi
+
+#echo "Rolling {$dice}d{$sides}"
+
+while [ $c -lt $dice ] ; do
+        c=$((c+1))
+        roll=$((RANDOM%sides + 1))
+        total=$((total+roll))
+        echo -n "$roll "
+done
+
+if [ $dice -gt 1 ] ; then
+        echo -n " = $total"
+fi
+
+echo ""