Re: Shell Script (If and Else) problem

[Joachim Fahnenmüller <jfahnenmueller@web.de>]

On Thu, Dec 01, 2005 at 03:23:32PM +0800, Louie Miranda wrote:
> Im having troubles on my shell script. When i run it, im having this errors.
> 
> ./runXML3.sh: line 18: syntax error near unexpected token `fi'
> ./runXML3.sh: line 18: `fi'
> 
> Im a bit confused how to overcome the problem here. I hope somebody knew
> what can i do here.
> 
> The Code
> 
> #!/bin/sh -x

I'm assuming you use bash (you don't specify).

> (...)
> 
> if [ -d "$XML_NETWORK_SHARE" ]
>         then
>                 cp $XMLPARSEDFILES/*.xml $XML_FOR_TRANSFER
>                 cp $XMLPARSEDFILES/*.xml $XML_COPY
>                 mv $XMLPARSEDFILES/*.xml $XML_NETWORK_SHARE
>         else
>                 mv $XMLPARSEDFILES/*.xml $XML_FOR_TRANSFER
>                 echo "no network share, not generating XML files"
>                 mail -s "BCARD V2, no network share - error on XML
> FEED" myemail@example.com < email_noshare
> fi

It should read:

if [ ... ];
	then command;
	else other_command;
fi

(mind the semicolons!)

HTH
-- 
Joachim Fahnenmüller