Help with Bash Scripting

[I_NEED_HELP]

I am practicing bash scripting and have created the following script which unfortunatly does not work.

 

#!/bin/bash
#
# runssh - A Script to start and initialise either an ssh or sftp command
#
# Graham Hadgraft

shopt -s -o nounset

declare USERNAME # username e.g. u******
declare COMMAND # run ssh or sftp

# Instructions

printf "%s\n" "Press the number corresponding to the program you wish to use:"
printf "%s\n" "1. SSH"
printf "%s\n" "2. SFTP"

# Main Script

read -p "Enter your choice:" COMMAND
read -p "Enter your username:" USERNAME

if ["$COMMAND" = "1"]; then
ssh -l $USERNAME ssh.ee.port.ac.uk
fi

if ["$COMMAND" = "2"]; then
sftp $USERNAME@ssh.ee.port.ac.uk
fi

 

I am trying to make it so when i press 1 it runs the ssh command. However the if command does not seem to evaluate the contents of Command. Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this script.

[sellis]

From "The Linux Pocket Guide" from O'Reilly...

 

Remember that "[" is a command like any other, so it is followed by individual arguments separated by whitespace.

 

Ensure that there is white space around both side of "[" and "]", like this:

 

if [ "$COMMAND" = "1" ]; then

 

That's your problem, or I'm a dutchman.