Syntax error while declaring string array in shell script

Question

I have a shell script to convert WordPress Plugin readme files between .txt format and .md. It works perfectly fine in Mac terminal.

When I tried to run the shell script in Ubuntu, the following line

PLUGINMETA=("Contributors" "Donate link" "Donate Link" "Tags" "Requires at least" "Tested up to" "Stable tag" "License" "License URI")

throws the following syntax error.

Syntax error: "(" unexpected (expecting "}")

That particular line is just declaring a list of string variables. I am not sure why it is generating a syntax error. Can someone kindly tell me which there is an error?

Edit:

The full source code of the file is available at https://github.com/sudar/wp-plugin-in-github/blob/master/readme-convertor.sh

I have picked up the relevant line and added above. Not sure if I have to include more lines.

I followed the syntax from here mywiki.wooledge.org/BashGuide/Arrays and they don't seem to have commas. — Sudar
– Sudar, Commented Apr 1, 2013 at 2:25

Sudar · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-01 06:15:10Z

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Damn!!, I seem to be using the wrong shell. I was executing it with sh, instead of bash.

In mac, sh is mapped to bash, but it is not in Ubuntu.

answered Apr 1, 2013 at 6:15

Sudar

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