bash -n doesn't seem to catch all syntax errors...

[Ken Failbus]

Hi Guys,

When I specify on command-line "bash -n <myscript name>". Bash doesn't
check for valid syntax errors. E.g. if variable is missing a "$" infront
of it while assigning a value. This is not catched by bash. Is there a
more specific option that should be specified to bash to check for
syntax errors.

Regards,
Ken

### example code
p=hello
e=world
If [ p != $e ];then
        echo "not equal"
else
        echo "equals"
fi