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dave111
dave111

Reputation: 305

Unix elif syntax error

Getting error:

syntax error near unexpected token `elif' 
`elif [ "$PROJECT_DIR" = "Automation" ] then'

I'm saving in Unix line format in Textpad++ so I'm not sure what the problem is...

#!/bin/bash

....

if [ "$PROJECT_DIR" = "Utility" ] then

    echo "$PROJECT_DIR: Compiling..."
    javac -sourcepath $SOURCE -classpath $CLASSPATH -d $OUTPUT $SOURCE/*.java -deprecation

    echo "$PROJECT_DIR: Compiling..."
    javac -sourcepath $SOURCE -classpath $CLASSPATH -d $OUTPUT $SOURCE/*.java -deprecation

elif [ "$PROJECT_DIR" = "Automation" ] then

    echo "$PROJECT_NAME: Compiling..."
    javac -sourcepath $SOURCE -classpath $CLASSPATH -d $OUTPUT $SOURCE/*.java

elif [ "$PROJECT_DIR" = "Sync" ] then

    echo "$PROJECT_DIR: Compiling..."
    javac -sourcepath $SOURCE -classpath $CLASSPATH -d $OUTPUT $SOURCE/*.java -deprecation 
    echo "$PROJECT_DIR: Compiling..."
    javac -sourcepath $SOURCE -classpath $CLASSPATH -d $OUTPUT $SOURCE/*.java -deprecation 
    echo "$PROJECT_DIR: Compiling..."
    javac -sourcepath $SOURCE -classpath $CLASSPATH -d $OUTPUT $SOURCE/*.java -deprecation 

fi

Upvotes: 1

Views: 69

Answers (2)

Keith Thompson
Keith Thompson

Reputation: 263307

The problem is that you need a semicolon (or a newline) between the ] and the then.

[ is not part of the shell's syntax. It's a built-in command, equivalent to the test command (except that [ requires a ] as its last argument and test doesn't).

(On the other hand, the keywords if, then, elif, and fi as well as the semicolon, are part of the shell's syntax.)

So if you write:

if [ "$PROJECT_DIR" = "Utility" ] then

the word then is simply another argument to the [ command.

Changing each occurrence of ] then to ] ; then should fix the problem.

Upvotes: 1

Rahul
Rahul

Reputation: 77876

Try like this instead (Removed most of the code lines to keep the answer short). no need of last elif condition elif [ "$PROJECT_DIR" = "Sync" ]. It should just be an else part as pointed below.

if [ "$PROJECT_DIR" = "Utility" ] 
then
    echo "$PROJECT_DIR: Compiling..."    
elif [ "$PROJECT_DIR" = "Automation" ] 
then
    echo "$PROJECT_NAME: Compiling..."    
else 
    echo "$PROJECT_DIR: Compiling..."
fi

Upvotes: 0

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