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Old 10-08-2011
Java Syntax error in sh script execution

Script:
Code:
#!/sbin/sh
echo "Welcome to my First Script"
echo "Enter a word"
read PASS
if [ "$PASS" = "intel" ] then
echo "You are correct"
elif [ "$PASS" = "apple" ] then
echo "Thats incorrect"
else
echo "Bye"
fi

When i run the script shell says:
Syntax error at line 7:'elif' is not expected

I ran through some old posts and did corrections like -> spaces within [ ],spaces on either side of '=', and also tried tracing using -x option but i am unable to find the syntax error here.
Correct me.

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Net::Sieve::Script::Action(3pm) 			User Contributed Perl Documentation			   Net::Sieve::Script::Action(3pm)

NAME
Net::Sieve::Script::Action - parse and write actions in sieve scripts SYNOPSIS
use Net::Sieve::Script::Action; $action = Net::Sieve::Script::Action->new('redirect "bart@example.edu"'); or $action = Net::Sieve::Script::Action->new(); $action->command('redirect'); $action->param('"bart@example.edu"'); DESCRIPTION
Action object for Net::Sieve::Script, with command and optional param. Support RFC 5228, RFC 5230 (vacation), regex draft METHODS
CONSTRUCTOR new Argument : "command param" string, parse valid commands from RFCs, param are not validate. command read command : "$action->command()" set command : "$action->command('stop')" param read param : "$action->param()" set param : "$action->param(' :days 3 "I am away this week."')" equals return 1 if actions are equals AUTHOR
Yves Agostini - Univ Metz - <agostini@univ-metz.fr> <http://www.crium.univ-metz.fr> COPYRIGHT
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module. perl v5.10.0 2008-09-15 Net::Sieve::Script::Action(3pm)
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