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From: Heinrich Rebehn <rebehn@ant.uni-bremen.de>
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Subject: Re: syntax problem in /etc/csh.login
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Colin J. Raven wrote:
> Greetings all!
> Trying to create a custom login message for csh users. 
> I put the following in /etc/csh.login
> <snip>
> ###############################################
> if [ `whoami` = user1 ]; then
> echo ""
> echo -e "This is a test message for user1" && \
> echo ""
> else
> if [ `whoami` = user2 ]; then
> echo ""
> echo -e "This is a test message for user2" && \
> echo ""
> else
> if [ `whoami` = test ]; then
> echo ""
> echo -e "This is a test message for user test" && \
> echo ""
> fi
> ###################################################
> </snip>
> and got an error upon subsequent login as user "test":
> "if: Expression Syntax." (without parens)
> 
> Anyone got any idea what I'm doing wrong? 
> Guess: csh syntax is different from bash 

You're right!

> but beyond that I'm stumped.

beyond that comes 'man csh'.

Sorry, but you have to read it yourself! ;-)

Hint: As the name of the shell suggests, the syntax quite C-like.

> 
> Regards & TIA,
> -Colin

Reegards

	Heinrich
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Heinrich Rebehn

University of Bremen
Physics / Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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