Error in functions : file2: function: not found

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

Hi

I had written the small script for calling a function.

bash-2.03$ more file2
function sai
{
echo " this is an example"
}
echo "This is main program"
echo "calling the function"
sai()

when executing the above script. I am getting error.

bash-2.03$ sh file2
file2: function: not found
this is an example
This is main program
calling the function

And the Order of execution is also not correct.

Can any one please help me.

2

Firstly, declare the script to be a bash script

put this at the start of the script...

#!/bin/bash

bash-2.05$ sh
$ function sai
function: not found

function is not implemented by /bin/sh

bash-2.05$ function sai
> {
> echo hello
> }
bash-2.05$
bash-2.05$ sai
hello
3

Thanks it is working now