#!/bin/bash PROJ=$1 SERIES=$(ls deliverables/*/*${PROJ}* | cut -f2 -d/ | sort -ru) function line { typeset c="$1" sed -e "s/./$c/g" } echo =${PROJ}= | line = echo " ${PROJ^}" echo =${PROJ}= | line = echo for s in $SERIES ; do echo ${s^} echo $s | line = echo echo ".. deliverable::" echo " :series: $s" echo " :team: $PROJ" echo done