UNIX help please

Im stuck on this problem. Im trying a nested while but I think Im going the wrong route.
Can anyone help me???  Thanks!
#!/bin/bash
 
echo "Author: Joe"
echo "Date: Saturday, May 02, 2009"
echo
echo "Displaying the content of a file from week 2."
echo
cat /mnt/sdb/week2/joe.3-7
echo
echo
echo "Please enter week number (1, 2 or 3) or q to quit."
read num
 
echo
 
((test=1))
while test $num != q
 
 do
 
  if [ $num -lt 4 ]
 
  then
 
  echo "The files submitted in week $num are:"
 
   ls ../week$num/joe*
 
  else
 
  echo "Incorrect week number!"
 
  fi
 
  ((file=1))
  while test $file != q
 
   do
 
   echo
   echo "Please enter file name to view the contents."
 
   read file
 
    if [ -f ../week$num/$file ]
 
    then
 
    echo
    echo "The contents of file $file are:"
 
    cat ../week$num/$file
    echo "The files submitted in week $num are:"
    ls ../week$num/joe*
   
    else 
    
    read -p "Incorrect file name! Please select again or enter q"
 
    fi
    ((file++))
   done
   ((test++))
 
echo
echo "Please enter week number (1, 2 or 3) or q to quit."
 
read num
echo
done

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Cyber ITConnect With a Mentor EngineerAuthor Commented:
I ended up doing an "until" command to make it work instead of nesting the "while" command.

However as I look over your answer that would work too.

I dont know how I should score it?
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Cyber ITEngineerAuthor Commented:
This is what I have so far...

#!/bin/bash
# Author: Joe
# Date: 5.02.09

echo "Author: Joe"
echo "Date:" `date +%D`
echo
echo "Displaying the content of a file from week 2."
echo
cat /mnt/sdb/week2/joe.3-7
echo

#---------------------------------------------------------

echo
echo "Please enter week number (1, 2 or 3) or q to quit."
read num
echo

while [[ $num != q ]]
      do
            if [ $num -lt 4 ]
            then
                  echo "The files submitted in week $num are:"
                  ls ../week$num/joe*
            else
                  echo "Incorrect week number!"
            fi

while [[ $file != q ]]
      do
            echo
            echo "Enter the file name to view contents or enter q"
            read file
            if [ -f ../week$num/$file ]
            then
                  echo
                  echo "The contents of the file $file are:"
                  cat ../week$num/$file
            else
                  read -p "Incorrect file name! Please select again or enter q."
                  echo
                  file
            fi
      done
echo
echo "Please enter week number (1, 2 or 3) or q to quit."
read num
echo
done

When I enter 4 at the beginning it states wrong week but it still goes into the next while statement.  How do I get it to go back to the beginning till the correct number is entered??

After that it should go into the next while statement and when the name of file is entered it should show the content of file but then id like for it to either give me the option to enter another name or enter another number for week or quit.

Any help would be great!!

Thanks.
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ozoConnect With a Mentor Commented:
while [ $num -ge 4 ]
do
echo
echo "Please enter week number (1, 2 or 3) or q to quit."
read num
echo
if [ $num == q ]
then
   exit
fi

            if [ $num -ge 4 ]
            then
                  echo "Incorrect week number!"
            fi
done
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