become a bash pro: linear search

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code:

#!/bin/bash

#linear search

read x
arr=(1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128)
count=0

while [ $count -ne 10 ]
do
if [[ $count -gt 8 ]]
then
echo $x " was not found"
break
fi

if [[ $x = ${arr[$count]} ]]
then
echo $x " is on place " $count
break

fi
count=$(( $count + 1 ))
done