Coding for Penetration Testers issue...

So I'm reading the book and following the examples, but I cannot get one of them to work. Doesn't appear to be an issue with my code and of course they don't offer anywhere for me to download the code to review. Hopefully someone here has been reading this book and might be able to offer me some guidance.

#!/bin/bash
If [ "$1" = "Neo..." ]; then
MESSAGE="Wake up, "$1
else
MESSAGE="Hey, you're not Neo"
fi
Echo $MESSAGE

I set it to be executable and get the following error...

grinch@Krumpit:~/Desktop/Scripts$ ./conditionals Neo...
./conditionals: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `then'
./conditionals: line 2: `If ["$1" = "Neo..."]; then'

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Webmaster

Edit: nvm that ;

How about replacing MESSAGE with $MESSAGE ?

the_Grinch

Nope same error....thanks for the help!

TeKniques

Have you tried to remove the ; and put 'then' on another line?

AlexNguyen

the_Grinch wrote: »

./conditionals: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `then'
./conditionals: line 2: `If ["$1" = "Neo..."]; then'

Unix is case sensitive. Replace "If" with "if" in lowercase.
Replace "Echo" with "echo" too.

ipchain

I'm with AlexNyugen on this one. In addition, check the following link out: BASH Programming - Introduction HOW-TO: Conditionals

Good Luck!

the_Grinch

Yup, it was the caps that did it! I should I realized because I am using Kate to edit and create the scripts and the If wasn't bolded and the echo wasn't purple. Worse part is I typed it exactly as it appeared in the book....thanks guys!