Syntax error near unexpected token `"Hit <ENTER> to continue:"'

Shell Programming and Scripting
1

the below code will search attr string inside makefile under the modelno on given path.

echo "Enter model no for searching string inside makefile"
read inputs2
#find /pools/home_unix/sapte/work/models/model/$inputs2 -name "makefile" | xargs grep "attr" \;
#;;

I am getting below error.

./menu1.sh: line 151: syntax error near unexpected token `"Hit <ENTER> to continue:"'
./menu1.sh: line 151: `echo "Hit <ENTER> to continue:"'

Can someone help me?

thanks in advance.....

2

We can't possibly say without seeing your code.

3

try

find /pools/home_unix/sapte/work/models/model/"$inputs2" -name "makefile" -exec grep "attr" {} +

edit: oh right. probably missing syntax before line 151. would need to see much more

4

Are you doing this on ___ server, running ___ operating system?
Looks vaguely like a windows/dos script error message.

5 
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clear
echo "Enter model no for searching string inside makefile"
read inputs2
find /pools/home_unix/sapte/work/models/model/$inputs2 -name "makefile" | xargs grep "attr" \;
;;
echo "Hit <ENTER> to continue:"
read dummy
;;

The above is one part of my shell scrip which take model no and i want to search string "attr" inside makefile on given path i.e.

/pools/home_unix/sapte/work/models/model/$inputs2

I am getting errror near to echo "Hit <ENTER> to continue:" as below.

./menu1.sh: line 12: syntax error near unexpected token `"Hit <ENTER> to continue:"'
./menu1.sh: line 13: `echo "Hit <ENTER> to continue:"'

hope you are geting what i want to tell you. still let me know if you required any other details..

thanks prashant

6

What is the \; for? I see no purpose for it there. Remove it.

7

It's the double ;; under 1 case.

8

Yeah, note the syntax in post #2 in this thread:
http://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/195351-error-while-executing-switch-case-find-replace-specific-file-help-me.html

However this is one case where we would be better seeing the whole script.