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Re: sh script Q
Mike Almogy <lizard@macam98.ac.il> writes:
> Does any one know how can i check if a varible contain any data ,using
> sh script.
>
> something like if ($param ne ""){....} in perl.
man test?
E.g.
if [ "$PARAM" != "" ]
then ...
else ...
fi
or
if [ -z "$PARAM" ]
then ...
else ...
fi
Constructs like ${parameter:?word} (man bash) may also be useful.
Hope it helps.
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