syntax error in bash script unexpected token

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I have taken this example in this post shell start / stop for python script however I am getting a syntax error:

> : command not found 2:
: command not found 6:
'op.sh: line 8: syntax error near unexpected token `{
'op.sh: line 8: `running() {

I am running CentOS 6.

Looks like DOS line endings from the confused error message. — Etan Reisner, Apr 19 '16 at 13:48
How should I convert that to be of an acceptable standard. I wrote the code in windows and then pushed it over to a linux box — Johnathon64, Apr 19 '16 at 13:54

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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Your getting this set of errors because you have an extra "Windows" character at the end of the line.

Usual Linux files normally end their lines with one char \n - meaning something like "next line" - whereas "Windows" files' lines end with the two chars \r\n - "next line - carriage return"... Don't ask me what the carriage is on a laptop those days.

This is a common issue, all of programmers will face in their life. See how Difference between \n and \r? ranks for example!

There is a Linux utility to do the conversion between OS for you:

dos2unix myscript.windows myscript.linux

edited May 23 '17 at 12:31

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answered Apr 19 '16 at 15:14

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