topic Re: Scripts and If in Operating System - Linux

Scripts and If

Ian Warner — Wed, 31 May 2006 09:00:35 GMT

Why does the following script fragment not work?

if [ $# -eq 0 ]
then
echo "No file name entered "
exit
else
echo "ok"
endif

If I run this, I get the error
Syntax error: `if' is not matched. every time.

Is it just me being exceedingly thick??

Ian Warner

Re: Scripts and If

Luk Vandenbussche — Wed, 31 May 2006 09:02:23 GMT

Ian,

IF loop ends with fi

if [ $# -eq 0 ]
then
echo "No file name entered "
exit
else
fi

Re: Scripts and If

V. Nyga — Wed, 31 May 2006 09:03:27 GMT

Hi,

it depends which shell you're running.
See also:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1026132
and for the options:
http://www.context-switch.com/reference/kshref/ch4.html

HTH
Volkmar

Re: Scripts and If

Ian Warner — Wed, 31 May 2006 09:08:51 GMT

Thank you,

I will put it down to me being thick.

Ian