git - Bash shell script error sh: [: missing `]' -

aim:

i'm trying create useful shortcut initializing git repo locally, , simultaneously creating remote repo origin on bitbucket or github. function added .bashrc file in home directory.

here bash function (which yields error):

function initg() {  # defaults bitbucket api  local api="https://api.bitbucket.org/1.0/repositories/"  local data="name=$3&description=$4&is_private=true&scm=git"  local remote="ssh://git@bitbucket.org/$2/$3"   # use github if specified  if [ "$1" == "gh" ];       api="https://api.github.com/user/repos"       data='{"name":"$3", "description": "$4"}'       remote="git@github.com:$2/$3"  fi   if [ -z "$api" ] || [ -z "$data" ] || [ -z "$remote" ] || [ -z "$2" ]        echo "a parameter missing or incorrect"  else       curl -x post -u $2 ${api} -d ${data}       git init       git add .       git commit -m "created repo"       git remote add origin $remote       git push -u origin master  fi } 

the error:

username@computer-name /path/to/local/repo $ initg gh username bash_test desc sh: [: missing `]' sh: [: missing `]' enter host password user 'username': 

my question:

first, error? secondly, how might improve control flow or structure of script achieve stated goals?

i've got kind of error because didn't use space before ] ex:

if [ "$#" -ne 2]; 

instead of

if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; 

ps: know old question might :)