We are using the Bourne-Again Shell.
What does this error mean?:
syntax error: unexpected end of file
PS3="Press 1, 2, 3, 4 to do the thing they say next to them." options=("Option 1" "Option 2" "Option 3" "Quit") select opt in "${options[@]}" do case $opt in "start game") echo ok ;; "level select") echo "no" ;; "how do i exit") echo "click the window to close" xkill ;; "exit") echo wwaaaatttt echo click the window to kill it. xkill echo "if your reading this, you must have opened echo "a game file. you've bricked the exit echo button. great job. ;; *) echo not a thing, sorry;; esac done
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Answer
The single quoted string starting with
ve bricked the
is missing the closing single quote. SO’s syntax highlighting shows it, too.
Maybe you wanted to backslash the quote?
echo "a game file. you've bricked the exit
or there are double quotes missing too?
echo "if you're reading this, you must have opened" echo "a game file. you've bricked the exit" echo "button. great job."
In such a case, you can also use a HERE-doc:
cat << 'EOF' if you're reading this, you must have opened a game file. you've bricked the exit button. great job. EOF