Why do I get a syntax error in my bash script?

Question

Here is the script I have been trying:

#!/bin/bash
    case “$1” in 

    [0-9][A-Z])
    echo “ <<Usage: $0 >> Script5.rc argb  ”
    ;;

./Script.rc

But when I run it, I get the following error:

syntax error near unexpected token

What am I doing wrong here?

regality · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-21 08:47:43Z

6

Two problems:

1) Those are unicode quotes. Those can eff up a script. Do not write code in microsoft word.

2) You forgot to end your case.

case "$1" in  

[0-9][A-Z])
  echo " <<Usage: $0 >> Script5.rc argb  "
  ;;  
esac

answered Nov 21, 2011 at 8:47

regality

6,5846 gold badges31 silver badges26 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

2 Comments

+1, I liked the "do not write code in microsoft word" commandment ;-)

Wordpress tends to mess up quotes too. Do not copy code from random blogs. ;)

Michael Krelin - hacker · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-21 08:46:18Z

1

case is supposed to end with esac. So, at the very least your code sample is incomplete.

answered Nov 21, 2011 at 8:46

144k25 gold badges200 silver badges177 bronze badges