I would like to know what is the syntax error in this bash srcipt
#!/bin/bash
CURRENT=1594184400
while true do
NEXT=$((CURRENT+300))
CURRENT=$NEXT
done
That I get
syntax error near unexpected token `done'
error?
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1If you are new to shell scripting, I would recommend shellcheck, which is also available as standalone tool in many Linux distributions.AdminBee– AdminBee2020-07-08 15:05:54 +00:00Commented Jul 8, 2020 at 15:05
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You either need a semicolon after true on the second line or to put do on the following line by itself.
Either this:
#!/bin/bash
CURRENT=1594184400
while true; do
NEXT=$((CURRENT+300))
CURRENT=$NEXT
done
Or this:
#!/bin/bash
CURRENT=1594184400
while true
do
NEXT=$((CURRENT+300))
CURRENT=$NEXT
done
You can check shell scripts for errors here:
You can also run bash -n script on the terminal to check for errors.
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Just to add why this is necessary, otherwise
dois simply parsed as an argument totrue, and the parser is still looking for the required keyworddoin a command position when it encountersdone.chepner– chepner2020-07-08 18:03:27 +00:00Commented Jul 8, 2020 at 18:03