Re: OT: bash help

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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

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