Syntax error near unexpected token fi

Question

I m trying to write a script that removes all the  jpg s that end in an odd number  This is my code       bin bash echo  start n  for f in   jpg do   fname   basename   f     echo  fname is  fname n    fname    filename        echo  fname is  fname n    if    fname    2   -eq 1   then     echo  removing  fname n      rm  f   fi done   When I run it it outputs start and then says  syntax error near unexpected token  fi    When I had then on the line after if it said  syntax error near unexpected token  then    How do i fix this

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Use Notepad    and use the option to Convert the file to UNIX format  That should solve this problem

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The first problem with your script is that you have to put a space after the    Type type   to see what is really happening  It should tell you that   is an alias to test command  so     in bash is not some special syntax for conditionals  it is just a command on its own  What you should prefer in bash is        This common pitfall is greatly explained here and here   Another problem is that you didn t quote   f  which might become a problem later  This is explained here  You can use arithmetic expressions in if  so you don t have to use     or       at all in some cases  More info here  Also there s no need to use  n in every echo  because echo places newlines by default  If you want TWO newlines to appear  then use echo -e  start n  or echo   start n    This     syntax is explained here  To make it completely perfect you should place -- before arbitrary filenames  otherwise rm might treat it as a parameter if the file name starts with dashes  This is explained here   So here s your script      bin bash echo  start  for f in   jpg do     fname    f           echo  fname is  fname      if    fname   2    1     then         echo  removing  fname          rm --   f      fi done

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Then  is a command in bash  thus it needs a     or  a newline before it      bin bash echo  start n  for f in   jpg do   fname   basename   f     echo  fname is  fname n    fname    filename        echo  fname is  fname n    if    fname 2  -eq 1     then     echo  removing  fname n      rm  f   fi done

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As well as having then on a new line  you also need a space before and after the    which is a special symbol in BASH      bin bash echo  start n  for f in   jpg do   fname   basename   f     echo  fname is  fname n    fname    filename        echo  fname is  fname n    if      fname    2   -eq 1     then     echo  removing  fname n      rm   f    fi done

[bash] Syntax error near unexpected token 'fi'

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