[Solved] Find the error in this script:#!/bin/bash if [ $num -eq 5 ]then echo "Number is 5" fi - Ans: Missing semicolon or newline before then | Bash Scripting

Bash Scripting - Conditionals

Find the error in this script:

#!/bin/bash
if [ $num -eq 5 ]then
  echo "Number is 5"
fi

AWrong operator -eq should be ==

BMissing fi to close if

CMissing semicolon or newline before then

DVariable $num not declared

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Check syntax of if statement
Bash requires a semicolon before then if on the same line or a newline before then. Here, then immediately follows ] without ; or newline, causing syntax error.
Step 2: Identify the error
Missing semicolon or newline before then correctly identifies the syntax error; other options do not: wrong operator suggestion, missing fi (present), undeclared variable (runtime issue, not syntax).
Final Answer:
Missing semicolon or newline before then -> Option C
Quick Check:
Then must follow semicolon or newline = B [OK]

Quick Trick: Put semicolon or newline before then [OK]

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