If $1 = "" I get an error, Help:-)

[Jim Burns]

in article <4053 at umbc3.UMBC.EDU>, rouben at math13.math.umbc.edu (Rouben Rostamian) says:

> In article <311 at alix.UUCP> isolated at alix.UUCP (20 James D. Corder) writes:

>  >if [ ${1} = "" ]

>   Replace the first line with:

>      if [ "${1}" = "" ]

Also beware of sh/ksh's '-u' (treat unset variables as an error). Use 'set
+u' if necessary.
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