Chrome OS bash script if statement error

Question

Im running Chrome OS in dev mode, and I am creating a bash file. The code looks like so:

echo -n "Username: "
read username: "
if [ $username == "mycroft" ]; then
    echo "Correct!"
fi

My problem is that when I run the code in crosh with /bin/sh ./login.sh, after I type in mycroft, I get this error:

[: 4: mycroft: unexpected operator

What did I do wrong?

Is the command `read username: "` with the colon (:) and the double quote (") in your actual code, or just a copy paste error? — user000001, Jul 21 '14 at 16:15
Also your quotes are the wrong way. It should be `if [ "$username" == mycroft ];` — user000001, Jul 21 '14 at 16:16
The code you posted, with or without the extraneous `: "` in the second line, would produce different errors than you one you show. — chepner, Jul 21 '14 at 16:21
@chepner Indeed. The first two comments by user000001 are almost certainly the root of the problem. I just figured to add an additional detail. — Etan Reisner, Jul 21 '14 at 17:35
@user3861375 Then you should edit your question to include your *actual* code, if the issue is still unresolved (prepend each line with four spaces, to format the code). — user000001, Jul 22 '14 at 09:29

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 22 '14 at 12:31

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Your problem is on the second line

echo -n "Username: "
read username
if [ $username = "mycroft" ]; then
  echo "Correct!"
fi

answered Jul 22 '14 at 12:31

user997836

Well, [according to the OP](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24869727/chrome-os-bash-script-if-statement-error#comment38630436_24869727) the code in the question is not the actual code he is using, so it is rather difficult to tell when is the real issue in question. – user000001 Jul 22 '14 at 13:00

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