Mine

#!/bin/bash

while [ 1 ]; do
#num_users=`cat /var/shaper/bitrate_user_sh.0.old | grep -c ""`
num_users=0
#max_users=`cat /var/shaper/max_user`
max_users=23

if  [ "$num_users" > "$max_users" ] ; then
echo 1 #echo "$num_users" > /var/shaper/max_user
fi
sleep 1
done