[sclug] sclug Digest, Vol 67, Issue 11

[Graham Swallow]

Why do people still do this.
Which shell still cannot handle an empty string?
Which manufacturer ships it?
Come on, name names.

if [ "x$1" = "x" ]; then
...

if [ "$1" = "" ]; then

Try this in a file, with bash ksh pdksh ....
If it fails, ask for your money back

blnk=""
if [ "$blnk" = "" ]
then
        echo same
else
        echo diff
fi

Graham