syntax error near unexpected token `{

Please help if you can. I am attempting to create a bash script with a function definition. When I execute the script with the function, I get: 'my_bash_script: line 3: syntax error near unexpected token `{". 'my_bash_script: line 3: ` { If I type the function in the command line, it works f

Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] shell commands won't run from within a shell script bash version 3.2.9-11

I get a slightly different result: : command not foundnv It's as if the "e" in "env" is gobbled up somehow. Randy-37 wrote: > > When I start the cygwin window I can run commands such > as env and cd or anything else i have tried. however when > i try to run a shell script with commands insi