bash problem

[paca]

I can run


santa=( 1 2 3 ) and it works perfect, but when i run it in a script i get the
test.sh: 2: Syntax error: "(" unexpected


#!/bin/bash
santa=( 1 2 3 )

works on other computers, just not on mine :(

any ideas?

[Arndt]

I can run


santa=( 1 2 3 ) and it works perfect, but when i run it in a script i get the
test.sh: 2: Syntax error: "(" unexpected


#!/bin/bash
santa=( 1 2 3 )

works on other computers, just not on mine :(

any ideas?

It seems from the error message that what's being run is a plain Bourne shell, not bash, but that's strange, since you do specify bash.

Do you know which shell you're running, where the command line works? Does it work to start /bin/bash interactively and the type the same thing?

Has something happened with how the shells are linked? Do "ls -l /bin/*sh*" and study the output.