Wrong syntax error message
$ { :; } fi syntax error: `;' or `&' is missing
No separator is actually missing here. The error message should be: "encountered fi' without a matching if' and/or then'".
Fixed in r4225
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$ { :; } fi syntax error: `;' or `&' is missingNo separator is actually missing here. The error message should be: "encountered fi' without a matching if' and/or then'".