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Old 03-28-2011
Test - too many arguments

How do I prevent the message "too many arguments" to appear when using this script?

Code:
name="one two three four five six seven"
if test $name=""
then
echo "Empty variable"
else
echo "Value assigned"
fi

output:
bash: test: too many arguments
Value assigned
# 2  
Old 03-28-2011
Quote the variable and try..
Code:
if test "$name"=""

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Old 03-28-2011
WOW, nice!
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