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syntax error near unexpected token
$bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
Analysis
Bash encountered a character or keyword in a place it didn't expect.
Common Triggers
- ●Unescaped parenthesis or special characters.
- ●Missing
fi,done, oresacclosing keywords.
Debug Checks
- $Look for unclosed quotes or brackets.
- $Check for special characters that need escaping (e.g.,
(,),<).
Resolution
1
Escape special characters with backslash
\.2
Complete the control structure (e.g., add
fi to if).Metadata
- Tool
- Bash
- Severity
- High
- Tags
- #bash#syntax#shell