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Remove all .html files - if else statement won't work [on hold]

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This is my first bash script. I need to remove all .html files from the current folder.

I have this:

#!/bin/bash



HTML_FILE_COUNT=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.html" | wc -l)



echo "Remove $HTML_FILE_COUNT file(s) with .html extension (yes / no)?"



echo -n "Answer: "

read ANSWER



if [ [$ANSWER = "yes"] ]; then

    echo "$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.html" -delete)"

    echo "Files have been removed!"

elif [ [$ANSWER = "no"] ]; then

    echo "No file has been removed!"

else

    echo "Unknown command!" 

fi

However, the if else block returns only Unknown command. What am I missing here?

bash shell-script

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put on hold as off-topic by Kusalananda♦ 16 hours ago

This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:

• "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – Kusalananda

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  Note too that find is not really needed here as you could just as well have used ./*.html (unless you are afraid to match directories too).
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  16 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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This is my first bash script. I need to remove all .html files from the current folder.

I have this:

#!/bin/bash



HTML_FILE_COUNT=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.html" | wc -l)



echo "Remove $HTML_FILE_COUNT file(s) with .html extension (yes / no)?"



echo -n "Answer: "

read ANSWER



if [ [$ANSWER = "yes"] ]; then

    echo "$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.html" -delete)"

    echo "Files have been removed!"

elif [ [$ANSWER = "no"] ]; then

    echo "No file has been removed!"

else

    echo "Unknown command!" 

fi

However, the if else block returns only Unknown command. What am I missing here?

bash shell-script

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asked 16 hours ago

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put on hold as off-topic by Kusalananda♦ 16 hours ago

This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:

• "Questions describing a problem that can't be reproduced and seemingly went away on its own (or went away when a typo was fixed) are off-topic as they are unlikely to help future readers." – Kusalananda

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Note too that find is not really needed here as you could just as well have used ./*.html (unless you are afraid to match directories too).
  
  – Kusalananda♦
  16 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

This is my first bash script. I need to remove all .html files from the current folder.

I have this:

#!/bin/bash



HTML_FILE_COUNT=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.html" | wc -l)



echo "Remove $HTML_FILE_COUNT file(s) with .html extension (yes / no)?"



echo -n "Answer: "

read ANSWER



if [ [$ANSWER = "yes"] ]; then

    echo "$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.html" -delete)"

    echo "Files have been removed!"

elif [ [$ANSWER = "no"] ]; then

    echo "No file has been removed!"

else

    echo "Unknown command!" 

fi

However, the if else block returns only Unknown command. What am I missing here?

bash shell-script

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asked 16 hours ago

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#!/bin/bash



HTML_FILE_COUNT=$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.html" | wc -l)



echo "Remove $HTML_FILE_COUNT file(s) with .html extension (yes / no)?"



echo -n "Answer: "

read ANSWER



if [ [$ANSWER = "yes"] ]; then

    echo "$(find . -maxdepth 1 -type f -name "*.html" -delete)"

    echo "Files have been removed!"

elif [ [$ANSWER = "no"] ]; then

    echo "No file has been removed!"

else

    echo "Unknown command!" 

fi

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You need to have whitepsace between the [ ] brackets and your variables/string.

if [[ $ANSWER = "yes" ]]; then

...

elif [[ $ANSWER = "no" ]]; then

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  This did the trick! Lesson learned. Thanks!
  
  – baduker
  16 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  No problem - please mark it as an accepted answer. Thank you.
  
  – Paul Burrows
  16 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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1

You need to have whitepsace between the [ ] brackets and your variables/string.

if [[ $ANSWER = "yes" ]]; then

...

elif [[ $ANSWER = "no" ]]; then

share|improve this answer

answered 16 hours ago

Paul BurrowsPaul Burrows

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This did the trick! Lesson learned. Thanks!
  
  – baduker
  16 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No problem - please mark it as an accepted answer. Thank you.
  
  – Paul Burrows
  16 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

1

You need to have whitepsace between the [ ] brackets and your variables/string.

if [[ $ANSWER = "yes" ]]; then

...

elif [[ $ANSWER = "no" ]]; then

share|improve this answer

answered 16 hours ago

Paul BurrowsPaul Burrows

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This did the trick! Lesson learned. Thanks!
  
  – baduker
  16 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  No problem - please mark it as an accepted answer. Thank you.
  
  – Paul Burrows
  16 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

You need to have whitepsace between the [ ] brackets and your variables/string.

if [[ $ANSWER = "yes" ]]; then

...

elif [[ $ANSWER = "no" ]]; then

share|improve this answer

answered 16 hours ago

Paul BurrowsPaul Burrows

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if [[ $ANSWER = "yes" ]]; then

elif [[ $ANSWER = "no" ]]; then

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answered 16 hours ago

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answered 16 hours ago

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answered 16 hours ago

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