Scripting question!!!!! help, plz!
 

Hello people! I made this script to run the command "who" every 30 seconds:

#!/bin/bash
#include<stdio.h>

main()
{
int number;
number=1;
sleep 30;
who;
sleep 30;
who;
sleep 30;
who;
if number=1 then
goto main;
}

:confused:
But for some odd reason it gives me this:

./test: line 16: syntax error near unexpected token `}'
./test: line 16: `}'

But isn't that supposed a CLOSING bracket?! :scratch: Please help me out, here people!

umm correct me if I'm wrong, but I've thought that bash scripting is a bit different thing than C-programming...I mean, the main() { } -function seems to me like a normal C-function, but is it the same in bash-scripting? I haven't done that that much...

if you want to do bash-scripting, I'd suggest read at least first

man bash

or visit some website telling about bash's way of working...

I'm afraid you're getting C and bash very mixed up. Here's how I'd do it;
One good resource is the Advanced Bash-scripting Guide (http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/). Don't let the "Advanced" part worry you.

Lyle

here it is ;-)

sorry, didn't see that lyle already answered

Wow! Thank you all VERY much :) I tested them out, and they work! Oh, and, Lyle_s thanks for that great link! Again, thank you so much!