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# 15  
Old 07-17-2012
I am still getting the same error, is it my computer that does this or is it my scripting?
# 16  
Old 07-17-2012
Whenever you get an error after editing, please post the current version of the script. I suspect that you did not save the changes in vi or mis-typed them. The save and exit command in vi is :wq!. The exit without saving command is :q!.
# 17  
Old 07-17-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by methyl
Whenever you get an error after editing, please post the current version of the script. I suspect that you did not save the changes in vi or mis-typed them. The save and exit command in vi is :wq!. The exit without saving command is :q!.
I did save them, I used the command ZZ that is exit and save and I get the error after Ive executed the program and pressed 1 then enter. Smilie
# 18  
Old 07-17-2012
Please post the current version of the script. It would save so much time.
# 19  
Old 07-17-2012
Can it be a problem with the double "=" ? [ "$cake" == "1" ] should be [ "$cake" = "1" ] perhaps
# 20  
Old 07-17-2012
Nope. The double equals is valid bash syntax.
It's more likely to be an editing error.
# 21  
Old 07-18-2012
I gets the same error if I run it in bin/sh, and I think he have missed the "!" after "#", hasn't he
Code:
#/bin/bash

in the first line so it perhaps isn't running bash
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