Question

I need to write a bash script to compile my java program. I know it’s a bit artificial but it is homework. (although I’m not sure the bash script is even marked, just used for the automated marking system)

I only have one java file test.java and the script is to only search its own directory: I tried:

#!/bin/bash          
javac test.java

and saved as build.sh, i tried to run this from the terminal as both sh build.sh and bash build.sh both gave me errors. Can anyone offer any help?

included errors:

build.sh: line 1: {rtf1ansiansicpg1252cocoartf1038cocoasubrtf350: command not found
build.sh: line 2: syntax error near unexpected token `}'
build.sh: line 2: `{\fonttbl\f0\fmodern\fcharset0 Courier;\f1\fswiss\fcharset0 Helvetica;}'

Answer 1

It looks like you’ve saved your script as rich text (RTF), not plain text. Try re-saving it using your favourite plain-text-friendly editor?