Syntax error near unexpected token `elif'

Question

./chkf: line 30: syntax error near unexpected token `elif\'
\'/chkf: line 30: `elif [ -f \"$object\" ] ; then


if [ -d \"$object\" ] ; then
    message=\"$message a         


        

Answer 1

it looks like you've got the "dos problem", embedded control-M's in your file. fix it with sed:

sed -i 's/\r//' chkf