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Remove indentation before end token (or use <<- and indent with tabs).

Problematic code:

for f in *.png
do
  cat << HTML
     <img src="$f" /><br/>
  HTML
done > index.html

Correct code:

for f in *.png
do
  cat << HTML
     <img src="$f" /><br/>
HTML
done > index.html

Rationale:

The here document delimiter will not be recognized if it is indented.

You can fix it in one of two ways:

  1. Simply remove the indentation, even though this may break formatting.
  2. Use <<- instead of <<, and indent the script with tabs only (spaces will not be recognized).

Removing the indentation is preferred, since the script won't suddenly break if it's reformatted, copy-pasted, or saved with a different editor.

Exceptions:

If the line was supposed to be a literal part of the here document, consider choosing a less ambiguous token.


ShellCheck is a static analysis tool for shell scripts. This page is part of its documentation.