On Sun, 2014-08-17 at 00:42 +0200, Suvayu Ali wrote: > On Sat, Aug 16, 2014 at 02:44:14PM -0700, Mike Wright wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'm trying to write a simple script that if provided an argument, uses that, > > or if nothing is provided, uses a predefined string. > > > > if [ -n $# ] > > This will always be true. -n tests if a string is empty or not. 0 > counts as non-empty. You should use one of the comparison operators. > Try something like this: > > [ $# -gt 0 ] > > Hope this helps, > > -- > Suvayu > > Open source is the future. It sets us free. Are you looking for behavior that the following test script demonstrates? #!/bin/bash theArg=${1:-The Default Value} echo $theArg -- Mark C. Allman, PMP, CSM Founder, See How You Ski, www.seehowyouski.com 617-947-4263, Twitter: @allmanpc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org