How to create a file with content in bash if it doesn't exist?

Question

bash

Hello, you need to create several files through sh if they are not there. I try this:
if [ ! -f "/folder/file1.html" ]; then
cat > folder/file1.html << EOF
...........
EOF
fi
if [ ! -f "/folder2/file2.html" ]; then
cat > folder2/file2.html << EOF
...........
EOF
fi
As a result, it writes the first file, but puts
" ...........
EOF
fi
if in the content [ ! -f "/folder2/file2.html" ]; then
cat > folder2/file2.html << EOF
..........."
i.e. does not see the end of the first file, but ends there, where does the content of the second end? How to disconnect from?

Answer 1

1. Your script works fine if you copy it from this page. If you add a space after the second EOF

if [ ! -f "/folder/file1.html" ]; then
cat > folder/file1.html << EOF
...........
EOF<здесь пробел>
fi

then your error
2 turns out. it is
better to replace it with
cat > /folder2/file2.html << EOF