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I am trying to create a script to compare an inputted string to an empty value. The logic works, but I keep receiving the following error:

./demo.sh: line 13: [[/var: No such file or directory

Here is the code block that I am struggling with:

read -p "Hello, please enter the target installation path: [/opt] " depl echo "You have chosen to deploy in $depl" echo "Now deploying in $depl..." if [[$depl == ""]]; then echo "Invalid input, cannot write to root!" else sleep 2 mkdir $depl/new echo "Deployment complete!" fi

I have tried adding my target inputs to $PATH which does not help. Everything else is working fine, but I am just not understanding why this error is being thrown. Any insight would be much appreciated!

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    You need spaces between [[ and $depl, and also between "" and ]]. And you should put double-quotes around $depl/new. shellcheck.net is good at spotting common mistakes like these. Also, stack overflow would be a much better place for scripting questions like this. Commented May 27, 2020 at 16:40
  • @GordonDavisson - thanks for your reply. I have already tried that combination, but I am still getting the same results. The script itself is actually working, but I just can't figure out where this error is coming from. Commented May 27, 2020 at 16:47
  • Update, I used the website you had suggested and apparently I had missing spaces before and after the brackets. Thanks! Commented May 27, 2020 at 16:48
  • @Reboot please close this Commented May 27, 2020 at 18:56
  • @GordonDavisson Thank you, spellcheck.net helped me a lot Commented Dec 26, 2020 at 14:53

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