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Old 06-23-2012
"Unexpected end of file" on a very simple script!!!
Well, this is a very crazy issue, and I'm scratching my head to find a solution.

This is a simple code to tranfer a file, in my main script I need to add a conditional statement (IF/THEN) like the below example:

Code:
#!/bin/bash
if [ 10 -gt 0 ]; then
   ftp -inv "192.168.1.10" << EOFTP 
   user "username" "password"
   put app.log
   bye
   EOFTP
fi

This the result:
Code:
[root@localhost ]# ./test.sh 
./test.sh: line 9: syntax error: unexpected end of file

WTF?!?! Smilie
FTP transfer (without IF/THEN/FI lines) works perfect, why if I add the conditional statement I received the above error? Smilie

Thanks!
# 2  
Old 06-23-2012
The closing EOFTP should be right at the beginning of the line without any leading spacing ...
Last edited by Scrutinizer; 06-23-2012 at 04:46 PM..
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Lord Spectre
# 3  
Old 06-23-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Scrutinizer
The closing EOFTP should be right at the beginning of the line without any leading spacing ...
Wow! Very fast reply and solution! Now it works thanks!!! Smilie
That's very strange since this one works too:

Code:
#!/bin/bash
   ftp -inv "192.168.1.10" << EOFTP
   user "username" "password"
   put app.log
   bye
   EOFTP

BTW! just curious!!! Smilie
# 4  
Old 06-23-2012
And this one? Does this work? Smilie

Code:
#!/bin/bash
   ftp -inv "192.168.1.10" << EOFTP
   user "username" "password"
   put app.log
   bye

--
Bye
# 5  
Old 06-23-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lem
And this one? Does this work? Smilie

Code:
#!/bin/bash
   ftp -inv "192.168.1.10" << EOFTP
   user "username" "password"
   put app.log
   bye

--
Bye
MMMM! Yes it works!

Just another important question.... When the server is not reachable, the script hangs for a long time... Is there a way to setup a timeout?
Or I should modify some system parameters?
# 6  
Old 06-23-2012
It might appear to work, but the rest of the script becomes part of the "here-document" if the closing EOFTP is missing. It's also possible to use TAB before EOFTP (if not spaces), which is perhaps what you have shown in post #3?

Perhaps your version of ftp has a timeout option (perhaps -q?). Check the man page.
# 7  
Old 06-23-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lord Spectre
Wow! Very fast reply and solution! Now it works thanks!!! Smilie
That's very strange since this one works too:
[..]
Actually the message is not about the missing EOFTP label, the message is about the missing fi statement that is gobbled up by the never ending here document.

Try this script and watch the error message:
Code:
#!/bin/bash
if [ 10 -gt 0 ]; then

Code:
./testscript: line 3: syntax error: unexpected end of file
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