here is part of my shell script where the error is coming.
when i am running the script i am getting an error
syntax error at line 1179 : `)' unexpected
line 1179 is above the line in red colour.
is the problem coming because of multiple line comment.
Thanks
Namish
Last edited by namishtiwari; 06-26-2008 at 10:01 AM..
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