This error is typically seen when there are too many fi
s, done
s or esac
s , or when there's a do
or then
without a corresponding while
, for
or if
.
if true
then
echo hello
fi
fi
if true
then
echo hello
fi
This often happens due to deleting a loop or conditional statement but not its terminator. In some cases, it can even be caused by bad quoting:
var="foo
if [[ $var = "bar ]
then
echo true
fi
In this case, the if
ends up inside the double quotes, leaving the then
dangling.