Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 15:20:26 -0400 From: "Gary Chrysler" <tcg@ime.net> To: "Christoph P. Kukulies" <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: sh shell script help needed! Message-ID: <199609291920.PAA03371@ime.net>
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Geez, I knew it was something simple.
The missing `;` was a typo.
The lack of #!/bin/sh wasn't.. :(
I do usually do include them in actual scripts, except in my test
scripts, I now see the errors of my ways, And the potential hazzards
of them! I'll be sure to include them in all scripts!
Thanks!
-Enjoy
Gary
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> From: Christoph P. Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
> To: Gary Chrysler <tcg@ime.net>
> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: sh shell script help needed!
> Date: Sunday, September 29, 1996 2:20 PM
>
> Gary Chrysler writes:
> >
> > What am I doing wrong here?? (Yes, I know it's me :)
> > Such a simple thing and I can't get it to work!
> >
> > # test script
> > # based on /etc/rc usage of if
> > if [ $1 = yes ] then
> ^ missing ;
> > echo Yes
> > fi
> >
> > ramillia {1377} ./test yes
> > if: Expression Syntax
>
> But since you are using the csh you should put a
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> as the first line in your script since it is a Bourne shell script.
>
> > ramillia {1378}
> >
> > Such an easy thing... ... I've tried every variation I can think of
while
> > crusing through stuff in /etc
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > -Enjoy
> > Gary
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> >
>
> --
> --Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de
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