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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Help with error "syntax error: unexpected end of file" Post 302798813 by Don Cragun on Thursday 25th of April 2013 07:03:49 AM
Old 04-25-2013
This isn't the correct forum if you need help ASAP.

Furthermore, it is obvious that you did not originally write this script. It appears that several people have made changes to the script over time and some of them didn't understand how it works. I will also assume that it was working until you recently changed a few lines causing the current syntax error. Rather than asking us to debug your entire 528 line shell script, why don't you highlight the changes you've recently made that introduced the syntax error.

I will give you some free advice and suggest that you change both of the lines:
Code:
**

to be:
Code:
#**

and note that some of the common reasons for this error from bash are a missing fi at the end of an if, a missing esac at the end of a case, and a missing done after a do.

But if you really want me to spend time debugging your script for you, I'm willing to negotiate a price. Smilie
 

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ERROR::PASS1(7stap)													       ERROR::PASS1(7stap)

NAME
error::pass1 - systemtap pass-1 errors DESCRIPTION
Errors that occur during pass 1 (parsing) usually mean a basic syntax error of some sort occurred in the systemtap script. There are sev- eral classes of problems possible: plain syntax error The systemtap script parser detects a large variety of errors, such as missing operands, bad punctuation. It tries to list what kinds of tokens it was expecting to see, and will show the region of the source code with the problem. Please review the stap(1) man page and/or the tutorial, to correct the script's syntax. grammar ambiguities There is at least one known ambiguity in the systemtap grammar. It relates to the optionality of ; (semicolon) separators between statements, and the ++ and -- increment/decrement operators. If the parser indicates an error, consider adding some explicit ; sep- arators between nearby statements and try again. missing command line arguments A systemtap script that uses the $N and @N constructs for substituting in command-line options may fail if not enough options were given on the stap command line. compatibility changes Some versions of systemtap have changed the language incompatibly, for example by adding the try/catch keywords for exception han- dling. In such cases, rerun systemtap with the --compatibility=VERSION option, substituting the last systemtap version where your script was known to work. You may also check the release-history NEWS file for compatibility changes. GATHERING MORE INFORMATION
Increasing the verbosity of pass-1 with an option such as --vp 1 can help pinpoint the problem. SEE ALSO
stap(1), error::reporting(7stap) ERROR::PASS1(7stap)
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