Why do I get 'syntax error near unexpected token' when running a standard Red Hat Support bash script?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • There is the following error running the high_cpu_linux.sh script:
    $ ./high_cpu_linux.sh 29392
: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
$ sh ./high_cpu_linux.sh 29392
: command not found: line 11: 
: command not found: line 16: 
'/high_cpu_linux.sh: line 17: syntax error near unexpected token `
'/high_cpu_linux.sh: line 17: `for ((i=1; i <= $LOOP; i++))

Environment

  • Linux

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