Thread: Linux Scripting IF Else problem

Hi,

here is my code it keeps giving me an error line 10 syntax error near 'then'

Code:

[
			if[ $choice = 1 ];
			then
				tail +$3 $1 | head -n$4 > $2
			elif[ choice =2 ];
				exit 2
			else

OMG thx lol what a simple problem sorry to bother u.

another question,

instead of getting the command to overwrite a file how do i get it to append to a file?

Originally Posted by Salem

Using redirection
> overwrites
>> appends

cool man thx, as you can tell i am a noob in linux being forced to write a shell script.