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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T00:39:15+00:00 2026-05-24T00:39:15+00:00

I programmed a small installation program in sh. code: #!/bin/sh echo $ 1 if

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I programmed a small installation program in sh.

code:

#!/bin/sh

echo $ 1

if [ "$1" ! = "install"];

then

echo "Why not install?

else

echo "Installing ..."

fi

And throws an error:

install

[: 10: missing ]

Installing …

EDIT: Rolled back incoperation of answers into question.

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    2026-05-24T00:39:16+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 12:39 am
    if [$1 != "install"];
    

    should be

    if [ "$1" != "install" ];
    
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