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Old 11-10-2012
Problems with if statement

Hi guys..i'm totally new to linux shell scripting and i have written a simple script that allows to poll a directory and when there is at least one file, it is moved to another directory.
But i have an error in the if statement " Syntax error: "then" unexpected (expecting "done")"

Code:
#!/bin/bash

while true
do
count=$(find /home/dirA -type f | wc -l)

if[$count -gt 0];then
        echo 'moving files'
        mv /home/dirA/* /home/dirB/
else
       echo 'no files found'
fi
sleep 60
done

Where am I wrong??

Thanks in advance and sorry for this very n00b question, but i have googled for hours without any results Smilie
# 2  
Old 11-10-2012
You need to add space to the if......Smilie

Quote:
Originally Posted by GrifoneSeduto
Code:
if [ $count -gt 0 ];then
        echo 'moving files'
        mv /home/dirA/* /home/dirB/
else
       echo 'no files found'
fi

# 3  
Old 11-11-2012
Oh! Thank you!! Very stupid error Smilie
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