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Re: Bash - IF Statement
- From: briglass111 <briglass at gmail dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:15:09 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject: Re: Bash - IF Statement
- References: <26084169.post@talk.nabble.com>
my friend pointed out that the problem is that there needs to be extra
spaces:
[ "$T" = "y" ];
good job, bash
briglass111 wrote:
>
> I am trying to write an IF Statement in Bash, but I am having issues. It
> doesn't like the following format:
>
> echo "yes or no?"
> read T
>
> if ["$T"="y"];
> then
> echo "YES"
> fi
>
> .............. It also doesn't like the following alternatives:
>
> if [$T="y"];
> if ["$T"=="y"];
> if [$T=="y"];
> if "$T"="y";
> if [["$T"="y"]];
>
> etc..
>
> It says:
> y=y: command not found
>
> Ideas?
>
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