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Old 09-20-2011
Question [Solved] Strucked in Simple if
Whats the wrong with the following code:

Code:
if [ test -r XYZ ] ; then
echo "File XYZ Exist"
  if [[ -s abc ]] ; then
    echo "File abc is not empty, script continues"
  else
    echo "File abc is empty, script aborts"
    exit 0
  fi
else
  echo "File XYZ does not exist"
  exit 0

Error: testscript.ksh: 0403-057 Syntax error at line 12 : `else' is not matched.
Smilie
Thanks!!!
Last edited by vbe; 09-20-2011 at 08:23 AM.. Reason: indeted so that it shows...
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Old 09-20-2011
I just beautified your script, now it shows the missing fi no?
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Old 09-20-2011
Replace the last exit 0 by fi... without indent or follow scottn's version.. (we dont know in fact if the test is imbricated or if the tests are separate...
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Old 09-20-2011
Hurray, just identified Smilie
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