Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 14:39:28 -0400 From: "David S. Jackson" <dsj@dsj.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: bash syntax error... Message-ID: <19990913143928.A74001@juno.dsj.net>
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Hi,
I get the following error
/home/dsj/bin/ascfg: 175: Syntax error: "do" unexpected (expecting "}")
when I execute the following snippet from a bash script:
----SNIP----
ChangeLooks() # backups for looks go into
{ # a different backpath and
select file in $LOOKPATH/*; do # reside in a different place.
FILE=$LOOKPATH/$file # My kludge for editing/copying
BACKPATH=$LOOKBACK # them kinda works, though.
BackUp $FILE
EditIt $FILE
echo "Would you like to continue? [y/n] "
read domore
if [ $domore -eq y ]; then
selectone
else
break
fi
done
}
-----SNIP-----
The variable names are all defined earlier in the script. What confuses
me is the error. I don't see why the 'do' should cause a problem in a
select statement.
Any ideas?
TIA!
--
David S. Jackson http://www.dsj.net
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