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# 1  
Old 10-22-2010
Nested If condition
Hi I have a requirement to create a 2 folder based on there existance

Code:
if [ -d "$var_name" ]
then 
cd $var_name
 if [ -d "$var_name3" ]
 then
 cd $var_name3
 mv -fi *.* $var_TargetPath/$var_name/$var_name3
 else 
 mkdir -p "$var_name3"
 chmod 755 "$var_name3"
 mv -fi *.* $var_TargetPath/$var_name/$var_name3
else
mkdir -p "$var_name/$var_name3"
chmod 755 "$var_name/$var_name3"
mv -fi *.* $var_TargetPath/$var_name/$var_name3
fi
fi


Error " syntax error near unexpected token `else'"
But the above script throws an error, Please help
Last edited by vgersh99; 10-22-2010 at 11:56 AM.. Reason: code tags, please!
# 2  
Old 10-22-2010
Try indenting your code. Then I think it will be obvious where the problem is.
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danmero
# 3  
Old 10-22-2010
between your 2 "else" you should have a "fi"

Code:
if [ -d "$var_name" ]
then
    cd "$var_name"
    if [ -d "$var_name3" ]
    then
        cd "$var_name3"
        mv -fi *.* "$var_TargetPath/$var_name/$var_name3"
    else
        mkdir -p "$var_name3"
        chmod 755 "$var_name3"
        mv -fi *.* "$var_TargetPath/$var_name/$var_name3"
    fi
else
    mkdir -p "$var_name/$var_name3"
    chmod 755 "$var_name/$var_name3"
    mv -fi *.* "$var_TargetPath/$var_name/$var_name3"
fi

Last edited by ctsgnb; 10-22-2010 at 02:03 PM.. Reason: gave to much double quote to DudeDGPickett
# 4  
Old 10-22-2010
Still I face the same problem.
# 5  
Old 10-22-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by magesh_bala
Still I face the same problem.
Did you fix your script as per ctsgnb's suggestion ?

Are you saying that ctsgnb's script -

Code:
if [ -d "$var_name" ]
then
    cd $var_name
    if [ -d "$var_name3" ]
    then
        cd $var_name3
        mv -fi *.* $var_TargetPath/$var_name/$var_name3
    else
        mkdir -p "$var_name3"
        chmod 755 "$var_name3"
        mv -fi *.* $var_TargetPath/$var_name/$var_name3
    fi
else
    mkdir -p "$var_name/$var_name3"
    chmod 755 "$var_name/$var_name3"
    mv -fi *.* $var_TargetPath/$var_name/$var_name3
fi

ends up with this error ?

Code:
Error " syntax error near unexpected token `else'"

tyler_durden
# 6  
Old 10-22-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by magesh_bala
Still I face the same problem.
try double quote everything see red update of my previous post
# 7  
Old 10-22-2010
@ctsgnb: there shouldn't be double quotes around the *.*
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