bash scripting not opening text editor

Question

following code executed in a terminal opens a text editor and displays loop.txt:

if [ -f loopy.txt ]; then
rm loopy.txt
touch loopy.txt
for i in $( seq 1 10)
do
echo $i line added >> loopy.txt
done
xdg-open loopy.txt

if I run it as a script, text editor does not open. Can anyone tell me why not?

Tks, Robert

Answer 1

Your script cannot run as it is. You forgot the "fi" following the "if" clause.

if [ -f loopy.txt ]; then
   rm loopy.txt
   touch loopy.txt
fi # <----- you forgot that
for i in $( seq 1 10)
do
   echo $i line added >> loopy.txt
done
xdg-open loopy.txt