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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting syntax error in while loop Post 302196470 by habzone2007 on Sunday 18th of May 2008 03:44:01 PM
Old 05-18-2008
syntax error in while loop

Hi,

I have the following script (compile_mercury) and I get this error: I have no idea why...and I have written this script completely in linux (bash) and not in windows.

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./compile_mercury: line 136: syntax error near unexpected token `done'
./compile_mercury: line 136: `done'
****************

Here is the script. Line 136 is the second 'done' statement.

************
semi=2
while [ $semi -le 7 ]
semi2=0
while [ $semi2 -le 90 ]
e=1
while [ $e -le 12 ]
do
.....
....
e=`expr $e + 1`
done
semi2=`expr $semi2 + 10`
done
semi=`expr $semi + 1`
done
***************
Thanks
 

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