Re: if, -n <string>

[Eric Blake]

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According to coubeatczech on 1/31/2009 7:24 AM:
> coub@notas:~$ variable=
> coub@notas:~$ if [ -n $variable ]; then echo true; fi
> true

This is equivalent to 'if [ -n ]; then echo true; fi'; in other words,
because there is only one argument ("-n"), and it is not empty, it is true.

You meant to use quotes, to guarantee that there are two arguments, as in:

if [ -n "$variable" ]; then echo true; fi

- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             ebb9@byu.net
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