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From: kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de (Christoph P. Kukulies)
To: tcg@ime.net (Gary Chrysler)
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: sh shell script help needed!
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Gary Chrysler writes:
> 
> What am I doing wrong here?? (Yes, I know it's me :)
> Such a simple thing and I can't get it to work!
> 
> 	# test script
> 	# based on /etc/rc usage of if
> 	if [ $1 = yes ] then
                       ^ missing ;
> 	  echo Yes
> 	fi
> 
> ramillia {1377} ./test yes
> if: Expression Syntax

But since you are using the csh you should put a

#!/bin/sh 

as the first line in your script since it is a Bourne shell script.

> ramillia {1378}
> 
> Such an easy thing... ... I've tried every variation I can think of while
> crusing through stuff in /etc
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Enjoy
> Gary
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