john wrote:
>
> In local.debian.user, you wrote:
> > debpc:/# if [-d bin]; then; echo "yes"; fi;
> > i get:
> > bash: syntax error near unexpected token ';'
> >
> > Why? I've tried various ways to fix it.
>
> Take out the ; after 'then'.
That did it! (as well as putting spaces around the
brackets as another poster said)
I got confused because this works
in a script:
if [ -d bin ]
then <-
echo "Yes" <- new line
fi