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bash assignment
thegrinder




msg:4071184
 9:09 pm on Jan 30, 2010 (gmt 0)

Hi , i've been programming in bash for a week or so and have this assignment to do but i get this error message when i execute my program:

line 6: syntax error near unexpected token `do

And here's my code:

#!/bin/sh
while [ -n $1 ]
do
list= `ls $1­`
for i in $list
do
cat $i >> basename $i
rm $i
done
shift 1
done

I know it's a stupid mistake but i can't figure it out.

Thanks

 

phranque




msg:4071880
 1:28 pm on Feb 1, 2010 (gmt 0)

i would add some echo statements to verify that the argument you are passing is as expected and that the list variable for example contains what you expected.

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