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Date:      Wed, 27 Sep 2000 15:53:04 +0100
From:      Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org>
To:        Odhiambo Washington <wash@iconnect.co.ke>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: BASH
Message-ID:  <20000927155304.D6204@parish>
In-Reply-To: <20000927173720.A52292@siafu.iconnect.co.ke>; from wash@iconnect.co.ke on Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 05:37:20PM %2B0300
References:  <20000927173720.A52292@siafu.iconnect.co.ke>

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On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 05:37:20PM +0300, Odhiambo Washington wrote:
> I am attempting to use bash (I am only familiar with csh so far).
> Everytime I login I get the the following message:
> 
> bash: /usr/home/admin/.bash_profile: line 140: syntax error: unexpected
> end of file
> When I use vi line 140 is the last line of .bash_profile
> 

It's because there is no linefeed at the end of line 140. Many programs do
this (I suspect that the (C) function that reads the line can't do so if
there is no terminating LF).

> FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE (ALOUETTE) #0: Fri Sep 22 23:01:54 EAT 2000
> I 've done man bash but came out empty-handed (or I was blind!)
> Any help from out there appreciated
> 
> Wash
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