Script Error if ... then

Nysif Steve · #1 (**permalink**) 09-19-2007

I am trying to debug a script. I am getting the error following errors from the code listed below. I am working in Korn shell in a Sun Solaris UNIX environment.

****************
** Error Message **
****************

Code:

$ statreports.sh 0030 1327
./statreports.sh[29]: if[2:  not found
./statreports.sh[30]: syntax error at line 31 : `then' unexpected

*******************
** Code Causing Error **
*******************

Code:

# Check if the second command argument is exists.
if["$#" < 2]
then
	((endTime = $startTime + 28800))		# Add 8 hours = 28800 seconds
.
.
.
fi

vgersh99 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-19-2007

put a space after the '[' and before the ']'

Nysif Steve · #3 (**permalink**) 09-19-2007

The error still reads:

Code:

./statreports.sh[27]: if[:  not found
./statreports.sh[28]: syntax error at line 29 : `then' unexpected

kahuna · #4 (**permalink**) 09-19-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nysif Steve

Code:

./statreports.sh[27]: if[:  not found

In addition to the other spaces it needs a space after the "if"

cfajohnson · #5 (**permalink**) 09-19-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nysif Steve

I am trying to debug a script. I am getting the error following errors from the code listed below. I am working in Korn shell in a Sun Solaris UNIX environment.

****************
** Error Message **
****************

Code:

$ statreports.sh 0030 1327
./statreports.sh[29]: if[2:  not found
./statreports.sh[30]: syntax error at line 31 : `then' unexpected

*******************
** Code Causing Error **
*******************

Code:

# Check if the second command argument is exists.
if["$#" < 2]

Commands (e.g., [) and shell keywords (e.g., if) must be surrounded by whitespace:
Code:
if [ "$#" < 2 ]

Quote:

Code:

then
	((endTime = $startTime + 28800))		# Add 8 hours
= 28800 seconds

More portable is:
Code:
endTime=$(( $startTime + 28800))

Quote:

Code:

.
.
.
fi

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