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Sami
Asked: 2020-12-18 14:52:33 +0800 CST

syntax error: unexpected end of file .bash_profile

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I added the below code to empty ~/.bash_profile file and after restarting and login via ssh to the server I get syntax error: unexpected end of file .bash_profile

NODE_ENV=production
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then   . ~/.bashrc fi
bash syntax

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    There needs to be a semicolon or line break before the fi:

    if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then   . ~/.bashrc; fi
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  2. As a general tip, I would recommend making code easier to read by using line breaks and indentations wherever possible. For example, you can lay out the lines as below (notice that you don't need a semicolon before fi in this case):

    NODE_ENV=production
if [ -f ~/.bashrc ]; then   
  . ~/.bashrc 
fi

    The if and fi line up nicely, making it easy to understand the block of statements between them.

    HTH !

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