Why am i getting an error near the if statement here?

Question

for i in {1..10}
if [ $i=5 ]
then
    echo "Youve completed 5 iterations, do you wish to continue?"
    read input
    if [$input ="Yes"]
    then
        continue
else
        break

fi

  if [$i==10]
  then
        break

do     
 echo "Iteration no: $i"
 echo "Enter a number"
 read number
 echo "youve entered $number"
done

Answer 1

It's helpful to review the basics of Bash Scripting a bit more before jumping into the fire.

if [ "foo" = "foo" ]
then
    echo "Equal"
else
    echo "Not Equal"
fi

In Bash script, the spacing between variables and brackets is significant, meaning the if statement above is NOT the same as [ "foo"=="foo"] (Notice the lack of a space)

Now let's add a loop

for i in {1..10}
do
    if [ $i -eq 1 ]
    then
        echo "Equal"
    else
        echo "Not Equal"
    fi
done

If you're comparing integers, you should use -eq for an equals comparison.

Make sure you're adding the 'do' and 'done' statements. It helps to use indents in your code to make it easier to follow the script execution. Everything 4 spaces over will execute inside the loop.

From here you should be able to build up to your final script which checks for user input.

It's fun to jump in and try new things but always be sure to reference the documentation! https://www.gnu.org/savannah-checkouts/gnu/bash/manual/bash.html#Shell-Commands