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Old 12-12-2006
Syntax error in script

I get this error when I try to run my script

(BTW, this is a simple script I am supposed to write for my class)

$ menuscript
menuscript[2]: syntax error at line 89 : `"' unmatched
$

Here is the code (Any help is greatly appreciated)
(Line numbers included)

1 #!/bin/ksh
2 while :
3 do
4 clear
5 cat <<++
6
7 **** MAIN MENU ****
8
9 1) Delete a file
10 2) Rename a file
11 3) Find a file
12 4) Display contents of a file using cat
13 5) Edit a file using vi
14 6) List the contents of a directory
15 7) Print todays date & time
16 8) Show users currently logged in
17 x) Exit
18 ++
19
20 echo "Please enter your selection $LOGNAME \c'
21 read selection
22 case $selection in
23 1)
24 echo "Enter a filename: \c"
25 read fname
26 if [ -r $fname ]
27 then
28 rm $fname
29 else
30 echo "menu: Cannot access file $fname"
31 fi
32 ;;
33 2)
34 echo "Enter a filename: \c"
35 read fname
36 echo "Enter a new filename: \c"
37 read frename
38 if [ -r $fname ]
39 then
40 cp $fname $frename
41 else
42 echo "menu: Cannot access the file $fname"
43 fi
44 ;;
45 3)
46 echo "Enter a filename: \c"
47 read fname
48 find . -name "$fname" -print
49 ;;
50 4)
51 echo "Enter a filename: \c"
52 read fname
53 if [ -r $fname ]
54 then
55 cat $fname
56 else
57 echo "menu: Cannot access the file $fname \c"
58 fi
59 ;;
60 5)
61 echo "Enter a filename: \c"
62 read fname
63 if [ -r $fname ]
64 then
65 vi $fname
66 else
67 echo "menu: Cannot access the file $fname \c"
68 6)
69 echo "Enter a directory name: \c"
70 read dname
71 if [ -r $dname ]
72 then
73 ls -l $dname
74 else
75 echo "menu: Cannot access the directory $dname"
76 fi
77 ;;
78 7)
79 date
80 ;;
81 8)
82 who
83 ;;
84 q|Q|e|E|x|X)
85 exit 0
86 ;;
87 *) echo "Invalid choice. Try again.";;
88 esac
89 echo "Press Enter to continue \c"
90 done
# 2  
Old 12-12-2006
Incase it's easier to read with out the line numbers.....

#!/bin/ksh
while :
do
clear
cat <<++

**** MAIN MENU ****

1) Delete a file
2) Rename a file
3) Find a file
4) Display contents of a file using cat
5) Edit a file using vi
6) List the contents of a directory
7) Print todays date & time
8) Show users currently logged in
x) Exit
++

echo "Please enter your selection $LOGNAME \c'
read selection
case $selection in
1)
echo "Enter a filename: \c"
read fname
if [ -r $fname ]
then
rm $fname
else
echo "menu: Cannot access file $fname"
fi
;;
2)
echo "Enter a filename: \c"
read fname
echo "Enter a new filename: \c"
read frename
if [ -r $fname ]
then
cp $fname $frename
else
echo "menu: Cannot access the file $fname"
fi
;;
3)
echo "Enter a filename: \c"
read fname
find . -name "$fname" -print
;;
4)
echo "Enter a filename: \c"
read fname
if [ -r $fname ]
then
cat $fname
else
echo "menu: Cannot access the file $fname \c"
fi
;;
5)
echo "Enter a filename: \c"
read fname
if [ -r $fname ]
then
vi $fname
else
echo "menu: Cannot access the file $fname \c"
6)
echo "Enter a directory name: \c"
read dname
if [ -r $dname ]
then
ls -l $dname
else
echo "menu: Cannot access the directory $dname"
fi
;;
7)
date
;;
8)
who
;;
q|Q|e|E|x|X)
exit 0
;;
*) echo "Invalid choice. Try again.";;
esac
echo "Press Enter to continue \c"
done
# 3  
Old 12-12-2006
sorry, no 'class' help here - read forum rules
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