#!/bin/bash A="00:00:00" H="2:00:00" function sendcmd(){ echo $1 | nc localhost 10001 -q10 } #lower limit is 0 sendcmd ":So0#" sendcmd ":Sz${A}#" sendcmd ":Sa${H}#" sendcmd ":MA#" while true; do ANS=$(sendcmd ":Gstat#") echo $ANS [ $ANS == "0#" -o $ANS == "7#" ] && break sleep 2 done echo -e "\n\nTelescope parked\n"