| Bash conditional syntax error (Mac OS X)
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pillsbur
msg:3918652 | 5:50 pm on May 22, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Hi, I'm working on my first Bash conditional and don't understand why Terminal is reporting a particular syntax error. I have plenty of php and javascript experience, so I'm not new to conditionals. Here's my script:
for user in $(ls /Users)
if [ "$user" != 'administrator' ] ; then
do
sudo cp -rf /Users/gpillsbu/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist /Users/$user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist
sudo chown -hR $user /Users/$user/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist
fi
done Here's the error:
./Update User Dock.sh: line 7: syntax error near unexpected token `if'
./Update User Dock.sh: line 7: `if [ "$user" != 'administrator' ] ; then' I've tried several different syntax things like removing the quotes around $user, putting the 'then' statement on its own line, retyping the whole thing, etc. What is an "unexpected token"? FWIW, the script has worked fine before I tried to add the conditional. Any help is appreciated! Glenn
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nalin
msg:3932867 | 3:31 am on Jun 14, 2009 (gmt 0) |
You need your conditional to be inside your for loop
for user in $(ls /Users)
do
if [ "$user" != 'administrator' ] ; then
...snip...
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pillsbur
msg:3933601 | 3:42 pm on Jun 15, 2009 (gmt 0) |
Thanks!
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