[SOLVED] Bash Script -- I'm stumped

mirlin510 · 07-12-2010, 11:43 AM

echo $overwriteWorkspaceEnv

if [ $overwriteWorkspaceEnv="yes" ]; then
echo new workspace
else
echo old workspace
fi

This is what prints out:

no
new workspace

I'm confused why the script is printing out "new workspace", when overwriteWorkspaceEnv is equal to "no". Shouldn't it print out "old workspace", since overwriteWorkspaceEnv equals "no"? I tried changing the else to an elif with $overwriteWorkspaceEnv="no" as the argument and nothing changed.

Any able would be appreciated.

bigearsbilly · 07-12-2010, 11:53 AM

you need spaces in a 'test' statement between all the tokens
and it's advisable to quote a variable, or else if it's null it will blow up.

Code:

if [ "$overwriteWorkspaceEnv" = "yes" ]; then

man test

mirlin510 · 07-12-2010, 11:56 AM

I certainly feel dumb. That works, thanks.

bigearsbilly · 07-12-2010, 12:09 PM

don't.
we've all done it, even me!

kalleanka · 07-13-2010, 12:50 PM

me tooooo