Basic Error

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

#!/bin/sh
read a
if ["$a" = apple] ; then
echo "ur good";
else
echo "ur bad"
exit
fi

I am getting the following error!

/home/xyz/scripts >help.sh
apple
help.sh[3]: [apple: not found.
ur bad

can i know what would be the wrong in my script

2

Put space between [ and "$a" it should be like this:

if [ "$a" = apple ] ; then
3

That works..

4

Try this

read a
if [ $a = apple ]
then
echo "ur good"
else
echo "ur bad"
fi