For a starter I know the braces are NOT in the code...
Consider these code snippets:-
Code:
#!/bin/bash --posix
x=0
somefunction()
if [ $x = 0 ]
then
echo "I am here."
fi
# somefunction
#!/bin/bash --posix
x=0
somefunction()
if [ $x = 0 ]
then
echo "I am here."
fi
somefunction
#!/bin/bash --posix
x=0
somefunction()
echo "Why does this crash?"
if [ $x = 0 ]
then
echo "I am here."
fi
somefunction
Now using OSX 10.7.5 and bash here is the result:-
Code:
Last login: Fri Jul 12 18:41:45 on ttys000
AMIGA:barrywalker~> ./func.sh
AMIGA:barrywalker~> ./func.sh
I am here.
AMIGA:barrywalker~> ./func.sh
./func.sh: line 4: syntax error near unexpected token `echo'
./func.sh: line 4: `echo "Why does this crash?"'
AMIGA:barrywalker~> _
Why do the first two snippets work as predicted, (although without the braces), yet the third crashes out with the error report?
What is going on?
