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From: dmt@PacBell.COM (Dave Turner)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: If $1 = "" I get an error, Help:-)
Message-ID: <5434@ptsfa.PacBell.COM>
Date: 8 Oct 90 04:47:39 GMT
References: <311@alix.UUCP> <2919@canisius.UUCP>
Reply-To: dmt@PacBell.COM (Dave Turner)
Distribution: usa
Organization: Pacific * Bell, San Ramon, CA
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In article <2919@canisius.UUCP> pavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov) writes:
>In article <311@alix.UUCP>, isolated@alix.UUCP (20 James D. Corder) writes:
>> 	I have a sh program that wants input at the command line.
>> However, I need an error out if the unser does not input at the command line.

Enclose the $1 in "s:

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           if [ "$1" = "" ]

Without the quotes test sees just an equal sign and the ""

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Dave Turner	415/823-2001	{att,bellcore,sun,ames,decwrl}!pacbell!dmt