use the $# variable you could say if $# -lt 1 echo 'I don't know what to do with that' Really, you should look at using getopts in your sh scripts. you did mean shell scripts right? If you meant shell scripts sh is of course the most portable. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dawes, Stephen" <Stephen.Dawes@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 10:45 AM Subject: Scripting Question: Can someone tell me how to determine how many parameters are passed to a script when the script is called? For example a simple script called trythis: #!/bin/bash Echo -e $0 And when you call the script: trythis 1 2 3 4 5 I get the output trythis What I want to see is that 5 parameters were passed to the script. Any suggestions? Steve Dawes Phone: (403) 268-5527 Email: SDawes at calgary.ca NOTICE - This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person or entity named above and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient named above or a person responsible for delivering messages or communications to the intended recipient, YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any use, distribution, or copying of this communication or any of the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and then destroy or delete this communication, or return it to us by mail if requested by us. The City of Calgary thanks you for your attention and cooperation. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
