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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers syntax error at line 33: `elif` unexpected Post 98611 by hazy on Thursday 9th of February 2006 12:07:13 PM
Old 02-09-2006
syntax error at line 33: `elif` unexpected

Code:
#!/bin/sh

echo "Choose option: e, d, l, t, p, or x."
read option

if test $option = e

then

        echo "Filename?"
        read file

        if test ! -f $file
        then
                echo "No such file"
        else
                echo "Yes its a file"
        fi

elif test $option = d

        echo "Directory?"
        read dir

        if test ! -d $dir
        then
                echo "no such dir"
        else
                echo "yes its a dir"

        fi

elif test $option = l

then

        ls

elif test $option = t

then

        date

elif test $option = p

then

        echo "Make file readable to all"
        read filep

        if test $filep ! -f $file
        then
                echo "no file exists"
        else
                chmod 777 $file
        fi

elif test $option = x
then
        echo "bye"
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syntax error at line 33: `elif` unexpected



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ECHO(1) 						    BSD General Commands Manual 						   ECHO(1)

NAME
echo -- write arguments to the standard output SYNOPSIS
echo [-n] [string ...] DESCRIPTION
The echo utility writes any specified operands, separated by single blank (' ') characters and followed by a newline (' ') character, to the standard output. The following option is available: -n Do not print the trailing newline character. The end-of-options marker -- is not recognized and written literally. The newline may also be suppressed by appending 'c' to the end of the string, as is done by iBCS2 compatible systems. Note that the -n option as well as the effect of 'c' are implementation-defined in IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'') as amended by Cor. 1-2002. For porta- bility, echo should only be used if the first argument does not start with a hyphen ('-') and does not contain any backslashes (''). If this is not sufficient, printf(1) should be used. Most shells provide a builtin echo command which tends to differ from this utility in the treatment of options and backslashes. Consult the builtin(1) manual page. EXIT STATUS
The echo utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. SEE ALSO
builtin(1), csh(1), printf(1), sh(1) STANDARDS
The echo utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'') as amended by Cor. 1-2002. BSD
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