getopts function

[sfu]

I am running the GNU bash, version 2.05b.0(1)-release (i386-redhat-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

I tried to use the getopts function in my script. However, I always get the following error message:

./status: line 109: syntax error near unexpected token `;;'
./status: line 109: ` f ) flagf="TRUE";; '


while getopts ":fp" Option
do
case $Option in
f ) flagf="TRUE";;
p ) flagp="TRUE";;
* ) echo "Unimplemented option chosen."; exit 1;;
esac
done
shift $(($OPTIND - 1))

The code above works fine on an HP-UX machine, running the GNU bash, version 2.04.0(1)-release (hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.00)
Copyright 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Can anybody give me a hint ?

Thanks!

 

[Annihilannic]

I've tried it on all of these and it works fine...

[tt]GNU bash, version 2.05.8(1)-release (i386-redhat-linux-gnu)
Copyright 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

GNU bash, version 2.03.0(1)-release (sparc-sun-solaris)
Copyright 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

GNU bash, version 1.14.7(1)
Linux hostname 2.2.16-4.lfssmp #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 14:00:26 EDT 2000 i686 unknown[/tt]

It must be a bug in that particular version of bash?

Annihilannic.

 

[bigoldbulldog]

Maybe try changing ":fp" to "fp". Or try removing the space character between the [fp] and the ')'. Is a non-built-in getopts available? You could always switch or even regress to using getopt.

Cheers,
ND

bigoldbulldog@hotmail.com

 

[sfu]

I tried all this, removing the ":" and the space charcters, still the same error message. Same thing happens with getopt.

Any other suggestions ?

Thanks!

 

[SamBones]

Try putting a space in front of the ";;" on each line. Or put the ";;" on the next line by itself.

Some shells needs spaces to help parse the tokens.

Hope this helps.

 

[pavNell]

Remove the ;; on the line above the esac

 

[sfu]

I put the ;; seperate on each line ==> now it works!

Thanks to all of you!