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Old 04-11-2003
Weird Problem???
I have a problem I don't understand... I am trying to declare a variable, and then output the results of that variable, couldn't be simpler
Code:
#!/bin/ksh

VAR='Oranges'
if [ ${VAR}='Lemons' ]
  then
  echo "Found Lemons"
elif [ ${VAR}='Oranges' ]
  then
  echo "Found Oranges"
fi

The output shouold clearly be "Found Oranges", but it outputs "Found Lemons", or whatever is first in the if statement, it's doing my head in, please somebody help!

added code tags for readability --oombera
Last edited by oombera; 02-17-2004 at 03:30 PM..
danhodges99
# 2  
Old 04-11-2003
just add some space on each side of the = comparison:


#!/bin/ksh

VAR='Oranges'
if [ ${VAR} = 'Lemons' ]
then
echo "Found Lemons"
elif [ ${VAR} = 'Oranges' ]
then
echo "Found Oranges"
fi
# 3  
Old 04-11-2003
edog is right, you need thoses spaces. For some insight to was happens without the spaces, see this post.
 
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