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Does .bashrc contain syntax errors?
What does the 'rc' in `.bashrc`, etc. mean?source .bashrc doesn't workNo bashrc file in my home directoryWhat does . .bashrc actually do?BASH string manipulation, syntax errorsline 63: syntax error near unexpected token `;' in bashrcsyntax error near unexpected token `(' bashWhat does bashrc PS1 check [ “$PS1” = “\s-\v\$ ” ] mean?Linux: bashrc. How to load bashrc content from another file?Bashrc unexpected EOF Error
In the Ubuntu 18.04 LT .bashrc file there is the following:
# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
case "$TERM" in
xterm-color) color_prompt=yes;;
esac
Isn't xterm-color) an instance of unbalanced parentheses? And why does the line end with two semicolons?
To be clear, this is not something I wrote. It's in the virgin file, not edited by me.
If there are syntax errors, to whom should I report this?
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In the Ubuntu 18.04 LT .bashrc file there is the following:
# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
case "$TERM" in
xterm-color) color_prompt=yes;;
esac
Isn't xterm-color) an instance of unbalanced parentheses? And why does the line end with two semicolons?
To be clear, this is not something I wrote. It's in the virgin file, not edited by me.
If there are syntax errors, to whom should I report this?
linux ubuntu bash bashrc
asked 11 hours ago
ArgentArgent
412
There's an easy way to check if this is a syntax error: just run it, and Bash will tell you whether it is a syntax error. In fact, this will be run every time you open a terminal, so you just have to look if there is a syntax error printed every time you open the terminal.
– Jörg W Mittag
3 hours ago
if it's an error then you'll get a report every time you open a new terminal
– phuclv
2 hours ago
add a comment |
In the Ubuntu 18.04 LT .bashrc file there is the following:
# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
case "$TERM" in
xterm-color) color_prompt=yes;;
esac
Isn't xterm-color) an instance of unbalanced parentheses? And why does the line end with two semicolons?
To be clear, this is not something I wrote. It's in the virgin file, not edited by me.
If there are syntax errors, to whom should I report this?
linux ubuntu bash bashrc
asked 11 hours ago
ArgentArgent
412
In the Ubuntu 18.04 LT .bashrc file there is the following:
# set a fancy prompt (non-color, unless we know we "want" color)
case "$TERM" in
xterm-color) color_prompt=yes;;
esac
Isn't xterm-color) an instance of unbalanced parentheses? And why does the line end with two semicolons?
To be clear, this is not something I wrote. It's in the virgin file, not edited by me.
If there are syntax errors, to whom should I report this?
linux ubuntu bash bashrc
linux ubuntu bash bashrc
asked 11 hours ago
ArgentArgent
412
asked 11 hours ago
ArgentArgent
412
asked 11 hours ago
ArgentArgent
412
asked 11 hours ago
ArgentArgent
412
asked 11 hours ago
ArgentArgent
412
412
There's an easy way to check if this is a syntax error: just run it, and Bash will tell you whether it is a syntax error. In fact, this will be run every time you open a terminal, so you just have to look if there is a syntax error printed every time you open the terminal.
– Jörg W Mittag
3 hours ago
if it's an error then you'll get a report every time you open a new terminal
– phuclv
2 hours ago
add a comment |
There's an easy way to check if this is a syntax error: just run it, and Bash will tell you whether it is a syntax error. In fact, this will be run every time you open a terminal, so you just have to look if there is a syntax error printed every time you open the terminal.
– Jörg W Mittag
3 hours ago
if it's an error then you'll get a report every time you open a new terminal
– phuclv
2 hours ago
There's an easy way to check if this is a syntax error: just run it, and Bash will tell you whether it is a syntax error. In fact, this will be run every time you open a terminal, so you just have to look if there is a syntax error printed every time you open the terminal.
– Jörg W Mittag
3 hours ago
There's an easy way to check if this is a syntax error: just run it, and Bash will tell you whether it is a syntax error. In fact, this will be run every time you open a terminal, so you just have to look if there is a syntax error printed every time you open the terminal.
– Jörg W Mittag
3 hours ago
if it's an error then you'll get a report every time you open a new terminal
– phuclv
2 hours ago
if it's an error then you'll get a report every time you open a new terminal
– phuclv
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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This is the standard, correct syntax for a bash case statement(known abstractly as a switch statement in general programming), albeit perhaps an odd syntax when compared to C, Java, or other languages.
From The Linux Documentation Project:
Nested if statements might be nice, but as soon as you are confronted
with a couple of different possible actions to take, they tend to
confuse. For the more complex conditionals, use the case syntax:case EXPRESSION in CASE1) COMMAND-LIST;; CASE2) COMMAND-LIST;; ... CASEN) COMMAND-LIST;; esac
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(the information is also available fromhelp casecommand.)
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This is the standard, correct syntax for a bash case statement(known abstractly as a switch statement in general programming), albeit perhaps an odd syntax when compared to C, Java, or other languages.
From The Linux Documentation Project:
Nested if statements might be nice, but as soon as you are confronted
with a couple of different possible actions to take, they tend to
confuse. For the more complex conditionals, use the case syntax:case EXPRESSION in CASE1) COMMAND-LIST;; CASE2) COMMAND-LIST;; ... CASEN) COMMAND-LIST;; esac
answered 11 hours ago
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(the information is also available fromhelp casecommand.)
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This is the standard, correct syntax for a bash case statement(known abstractly as a switch statement in general programming), albeit perhaps an odd syntax when compared to C, Java, or other languages.
From The Linux Documentation Project:
Nested if statements might be nice, but as soon as you are confronted
with a couple of different possible actions to take, they tend to
confuse. For the more complex conditionals, use the case syntax:case EXPRESSION in CASE1) COMMAND-LIST;; CASE2) COMMAND-LIST;; ... CASEN) COMMAND-LIST;; esac
answered 11 hours ago
baelxbaelx
1,598617
(the information is also available fromhelp casecommand.)
– user202729
51 mins ago
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This is the standard, correct syntax for a bash case statement(known abstractly as a switch statement in general programming), albeit perhaps an odd syntax when compared to C, Java, or other languages.
From The Linux Documentation Project:
Nested if statements might be nice, but as soon as you are confronted
with a couple of different possible actions to take, they tend to
confuse. For the more complex conditionals, use the case syntax:case EXPRESSION in CASE1) COMMAND-LIST;; CASE2) COMMAND-LIST;; ... CASEN) COMMAND-LIST;; esac
answered 11 hours ago
baelxbaelx
1,598617
This is the standard, correct syntax for a bash case statement(known abstractly as a switch statement in general programming), albeit perhaps an odd syntax when compared to C, Java, or other languages.
From The Linux Documentation Project:
Nested if statements might be nice, but as soon as you are confronted
with a couple of different possible actions to take, they tend to
confuse. For the more complex conditionals, use the case syntax:case EXPRESSION in CASE1) COMMAND-LIST;; CASE2) COMMAND-LIST;; ... CASEN) COMMAND-LIST;; esac
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(the information is also available fromhelp casecommand.)
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There's an easy way to check if this is a syntax error: just run it, and Bash will tell you whether it is a syntax error. In fact, this will be run every time you open a terminal, so you just have to look if there is a syntax error printed every time you open the terminal.
– Jörg W Mittag
3 hours ago
if it's an error then you'll get a report every time you open a new terminal
– phuclv
2 hours ago