X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com
X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.6 required=5.0 	tests=BAYES_00
X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:05:16 -0400
From: Reid Thompson <reid DOT thompson AT ateb DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Cc: Reid Thompson <reid DOT thompson AT ateb DOT com>
Subject: Re: Bash - IF Statement
Message-ID: <20091027200516.GA16005@ateb.com>
Reply-To: Reid Thompson <reid DOT thompson AT ateb DOT com>
References: <26084169 DOT post AT talk DOT nabble DOT com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <26084169.post@talk.nabble.com>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14)
X-IsSubscribed: yes
Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm
Precedence: bulk
List-Id: <cygwin.cygwin.com>
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:cygwin-unsubscribe-archive-cygwin=delorie DOT com AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Subscribe: <mailto:cygwin-subscribe AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Archive: <http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/>
List-Post: <mailto:cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
List-Help: <mailto:cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com>, <http://sourceware.org/ml/#faqs>
Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com
Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 01:01:38PM -0700, 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?
> -- 
> View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Bash---IF-Statement-tp26084169p26084169.html
> Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
> 
> 
> --
> Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
> FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/
> Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
> Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
> 

try
 if [ "$T" = "y" ];

--
Problem reports:       http://cygwin.com/problems.html
FAQ:                   http://cygwin.com/faq/
Documentation:         http://cygwin.com/docs.html
Unsubscribe info:      http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple