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From: gt0178a@prism.gatech.EDU (Jim Burns)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: If $1 = "" I get an error, Help:-)
Message-ID: <14411@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 2 Oct 90 16:35:54 GMT
References: <4053@umbc3.UMBC.EDU>
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Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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in article <4053@umbc3.UMBC.EDU>, rouben@math13.math.umbc.edu (Rouben Rostamian) says:

> In article <311@alix.UUCP> isolated@alix.UUCP (20 James D. Corder) writes:

>  >if [ ${1} = "" ]

>   Replace the first line with:

>      if [ "${1}" = "" ]

Also beware of sh/ksh's '-u' (treat unset variables as an error). Use 'set
+u' if necessary.
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