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Old 12-04-2009
Syntax error with a script

Hi

I not sure what is wrong with my script... when I try to run it I get the follow error: "remove: syntax error at line 77: `end of file' unexpected" Thanks in advance for any help.

Code:
ans=y
while [ "$ans" = "y" ]
do
          while :
          do

                echo "Please enter a name that you want to remove /c"
                read name

                if [ $name" = "" ]
                then
                     echo "You have not enter a name"
                     echo "Please try again."
                     continue

                else
                     echo "Searching for $name in the phonebook"
                     break

                fi
        done

        clear

        grep -in "$name" phonebook | sed -n -e 's/^/\
                                /' -e 's/:/\
                                /gp'
        while :
        do
                echo "Please enter the record that you want to remove:"
                read number

                total=`cat phonebook|wc -1`

                if [ "$number" != "" ]
                then if [ $number -ge 1 -a $number -le $total ]

                        then
                                echo "Removing record"
                                break

                        else

                                echo "You did select a vaild record"
                                echo "Please try again"
                                continue

                        fi

                else

                        echo "You didn't enter a record number"
                        continue
                fi
        done

        sed "$number"d phonebook > phonebook.tmp
        mv phonebook.tmp phonebook

        echo "Do you want to remove another record? (y/n) \c"
        read ans
done

I think it may have to do with my indentation however the script will not paste properly on the board.

Last edited by pludi; 12-04-2009 at 03:12 AM.. Reason: code tags, please...
# 2  
Old 12-04-2009
Hi Bart, please use code tags when posting and indent your code. That will make it so much more readable.
There seems to be a missing double quote on line 10.
Code:
if [ "$name" = "" ]

# 3  
Old 12-04-2009
Thank you so much...that was it. I am new to the board how do use code tags?
# 4  
Old 12-04-2009
Select the text you want inside code tags and click on # or use the following syntax.
Code:
[code] [/code]

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