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Originally Posted by ambarginni

Afterwards I realize there was issue with formatting/indentation also in the code...

Code:

if [ $DB_SYSTEM = "ORACLE" ]

i.e.

Code:

if [ $DB_SYSTEM="ORACLE" ]

I request if possible... can you please built some logical understanding for me in UNIX shell script indentation ...

You need spaces around comparison operators - your second example is equivalent to just if [ sometext ] (which is always true).

(Unlike assignment, where you don't want spaces!)

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