CODEWITHSUNDEEP
linuxbashshell
Mexicanamerican
Mexicanamerican

Reputation: 1

Linux script errors- syntax error near unexpected token fi

I have been working on this script for hours trying to find out why it doesn't run, it keeps spitting out :

"program.sh: line 23: syntax error near unexpected tokenfi'

program.sh: line 23:fi

here is a copy of the script :

#!/bin/bash
#this is the program men
if [ $CHOICE = "1" ]; then
echo "removing old backup folder"
rm -rf ./AllBackUp
fi
echo "Backing up all files to ./Allbackup"
cp $PWD/* $PWD/AllBackUp
elif [ $CHOICE =  "2" ]; then
if  [ -d SelectBackup ];
rm -rf ./SelectBackup
fi
for f in $PWD; do
cp $PWD/$PATTERN $PWD/SelectBackup
done

help, I'm in a hole here!

Upvotes: 0

Views: 100

Answers (1)

rici
rici

Reputation: 241881

Your second if statement is missing a then, so the fi is, indeed, unexpected. (Bash is still expecting a then.)

Upvotes: 1

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