[FIXED] Why I'm getting these Errors - unexpected EOF while looking for matching `)'

Issue

Code

 #! /bin/bash
    read -p "INterest " interest
    read -p "Enter loan " loan

    tot(){
        total=$( bc -l <<EOF
            scale=3
            $loan + $interest^3
            EOF
    )
        echo "$total"
    }

    tot

output INterest 12 Enter loan 12 ./eofp.sh: line 6: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `)' ./eofp.sh: line 15: syntax error: unexpected end of file

Solution

Your here document is terminated wrongly; either

1. start the here document with <<-EOF and indent using tabs or
2. put EOF on a line without any other characters.

Answered By - l0b0

Answer Checked By - David Goodson (PHPFixing Volunteer)