10-24-2012
Sir, I think you missed my point. All my () characters where matched. "bash -n script" did NOT show any syntax errors. My script had functions and I was running under a shell that did not recognize the bash-syntax of a function. Since my initial statement was #/bin/bash, which did NOT initiate bash, my current shell parsed the script and didn't understand the syntax. My point is simply this: If you write a script and see "Badly placed ()'s", be sure your shell-initialization statement is properly formatted: #!/bin/shell_name because it took me a long time and much wasted time looking for paren-mismatch problem when, in fact, the error was only related to shell-syntax differences between my current shell and the shell which was supposed to run the script.
9 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
when I execute the below script, I am getting following error "Badly placed ()'s". can anyone please help me fix
----------------------------------------------------------
# Usage: ani -n -a -s -w -d
#
#
# help_ani() To print help
#
help_ani()
{
echo "Usage: $0 -n -a -s -w -d"... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: amitrajvarma
3 Replies
2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I am doing the following but it complains and says "for:badly formed number"
does anyone know why?
#!/bin/tcsh
foreach(....)
............
set depth=64
set width=23
if ($depth==64) then
echo "if"
set addr_bits=5
else
echo "else"
endif
echo "addr_bits:$addr_bits"
echo... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: ROOZ
3 Replies
3. Shell Programming and Scripting
how can I delete one line above and below the matching pattern ?
e.g I want to delete the line above and below the line with %CLI- in example below :
$CHECKSUM $1$DGA1043:TSTST01.DBF;1
%CLI-E-OPENIN, error opening $1$DGA1043:TSTST01.DBF
-RMS-E-FLK, file currently locked by another user
... (6 Replies)
Discussion started by: aliyesami
6 Replies
4. Shell Programming and Scripting
I have the following script running every day numerous times a day and it works fine, but very occasionally I get the following error
if: Badly formed number.
Anyone know why?
Here is the script that runs with the follow parms
LCTMDBSE 100000 130000 160000
#!/bin/csh
... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: Northerner
0 Replies
5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I have this file:
NPANXX|BILLDATE|DIVCODE|COMID|RAO|LIKECODE|BOSS|SORD|STATECODE|
087001|BP01|H|SWBT| |041|IMR6|IMSR6|AR|
087002|BP03|H|SWBT| |042|IMR6|IMSR6|AR|
087003|BP05|H|SWBT| |043|IMR6|IMSR6|AR|
....
these are the things that i HAve to do:
Insert a new column named “TEST”
All... (14 Replies)
Discussion started by: arkhei
14 Replies
6. Shell Programming and Scripting
i'm trying to run the following program but i keep getting the message "badly placed ()'s" can u help?
#include "modularity_mat.h"
#include "../sparse_mlpl/sparse_matrix.h"
adj_matrix_arr* allocate_mem_for_matrix_arr (int y) {
/* Create the adj matrix and allocate memory */
... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: ronirosner
2 Replies
7. Shell Programming and Scripting
The terminal is bash.
Whenever I try to execute csh just by itself it gives Badly Placed ()'s.
Whenever I try to use csh with a script it also gives Badly Placed ()'s.
My script is this, there is nothing wrong with it, since it used by other students in class as well. (I have also asked... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: quantumizer
5 Replies
8. Programming
I dont know why this Linux would give me badly placed () error all the time for this;
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
register int num=0 ;
while ((num < 5))
++num;
printf("Pass %d \n", num) ;
return 0 ;
}
can anyone help me please? (11 Replies)
Discussion started by: sizzler786
11 Replies
9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Edit - I don't know how to delete posts. The question I asked here ended up not being the question I should have asked as I didn't realise I needed to edit my script to comply with SGE.
Hi,
My script is:
#!/bin/bash
# Perform fastqc on files in a specified directory.
for ((j=1;... (8 Replies)
Discussion started by: una1992
8 Replies
SCRIPT(1) BSD General Commands Manual SCRIPT(1)
NAME
script -- make typescript of terminal session
SYNOPSIS
script [-a] [-c COMMAND] [-e] [-f] [-q] [-t] [file]
DESCRIPTION
Script makes a typescript of everything printed on your terminal. It is useful for students who need a hardcopy record of an interactive
session as proof of an assignment, as the typescript file can be printed out later with lpr(1).
If the argument file is given, script saves all dialogue in file. If no file name is given, the typescript is saved in the file typescript.
Options:
-a Append the output to file or typescript, retaining the prior contents.
-c COMMAND
Run the COMMAND rather than an interactive shell. This makes it easy for a script to capture the output of a program that behaves
differently when its stdout is not a tty.
-e Return the exit code of the child process. Uses the same format as bash termination on signal termination exit code is 128+n.
-f Flush output after each write. This is nice for telecooperation: One person does `mkfifo foo; script -f foo' and another can super-
vise real-time what is being done using `cat foo'.
-q Be quiet.
-t Output timing data to standard error. This data contains two fields, separated by a space. The first field indicates how much time
elapsed since the previous output. The second field indicates how many characters were output this time. This information can be used
to replay typescripts with realistic typing and output delays.
The script ends when the forked shell exits (a control-D to exit the Bourne shell (sh(1)), and exit, logout or control-d (if ignoreeof is not
set) for the C-shell, csh(1)).
Certain interactive commands, such as vi(1), create garbage in the typescript file. Script works best with commands that do not manipulate
the screen, the results are meant to emulate a hardcopy terminal.
ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variable is utilized by script:
SHELL If the variable SHELL exists, the shell forked by script will be that shell. If SHELL is not set, the Bourne shell is assumed. (Most
shells set this variable automatically).
SEE ALSO
csh(1) (for the history mechanism), scriptreplay(1).
HISTORY
The script command appeared in 3.0BSD.
BUGS
Script places everything in the log file, including linefeeds and backspaces. This is not what the naive user expects.
AVAILABILITY
The script command is part of the util-linux package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
Linux July 30, 2000 Linux