Syntax error: "then" unexpected (expecting "fi")

Question

I am writing a shell script for a file, it gives me this error:

I am quite certain that the syntax is correct. I dont know what the error is

if[ "$check" = "rename" ]; then
      echo "now "
else
      echo "blub"
fi

I know its a duplicate question. I have tried this(Alternative section of the first solution) as well. :(. It still does not work for me

"I am quite certain that the syntax is correct." I think you'll find this is a dangerous statement to make. 8-)} — Keith Thompson, Jul 24 '12 at 03:13

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 24 '12 at 00:44

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You are missing a space after the keyword if.

if [ $check == "rename" ]; then

should work.

answered Jul 24 '12 at 00:44

jman

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That works now! Thanks!. Sorry, for deleting the comment. Just in case you have idea why this occurs: `Syntax error: EOF in backquote substitution ` – user1524529 Jul 24 '12 at 00:45
That must be from some other snippet of code than what is mentioned in your question. – jman Jul 24 '12 at 00:48
@user1524529 - don't forget to click the checkmark for the correct answer. – ghoti Jul 24 '12 at 00:48
:( That's the error that I still incur : Syntax error: `EOF in backquote substitution` – user1524529 Jul 24 '12 at 01:07
You must have a line with back-quote `\`` that's missing an ending back-quote `\``. – jman Jul 24 '12 at 01:10

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 15 '18 at 08:43

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I got this kind of error when I accidentally ran a script with #!/bin/sh instead of #!/bin/bash.

answered Oct 15 '18 at 08:43

Lenar Hoyt

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 21 '19 at 13:51

The answer from @Lenar Hoyt led me to the solution of similar problem. In my case I had accidentally inserted space in the very beginning of the script, so instead of

#!/bin/bash

I had

 #!/bin/bash

...so probably "wrong" shell was used. As soon as I removed the space, it worked.

Syntax error: "then" unexpected (expecting "fi")

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