$ ASDF=hello; a=0; a=$(( 70 - $(echo $ASDF | awk '{print length}') )); echo "$a
$ASDF"$(for i in {1..$a}; do printf "."; done)
65 hello.
$
Why doesn't it print:
65 hello.................................................................
What am i missing?
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