Problem scenario
You are trying to run a bash/shell script but you get an error message that is difficult to troubleshoot. It looks something like this:
myscript.sh: line 4: syntax error near unexpected token `curl'
myscript.sh: line 4: `curl 'http://10.10.0.1' '
You thoroughly analyzed the line of the script that is called out in the error. What is the root cause?
Solution
Did you define a function in the script? The true problem may not be on the line that is called out in the error message. If you defined a function like this "coolfunction{", this will cause the above problem. The error message is misleading. You need a space after the text "coolfunction" but before the opening brace "{".