12-06-2007
how to check null variable
korn shell
If [ "$a" != "" ]
then
update_smartcare_user_password "$u_id"
else
echo "Not a database user"
fi
i get this error
Syntax error at line *** : `then' is not expected.
what should i do.
I want to check whether $a is null or not.
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WNPP-CHECK(1) General Commands Manual WNPP-CHECK(1)
NAME
wnpp-check - check if a package is being packaged or if this has been requested
SYNOPSIS
wnpp-check package ...
wnpp-check --help|--version
DESCRIPTION
wnpp-check downloads the lists of packages which are listed as being packaged (ITPed) or for which a package has been requested (RFPed)
from the WNPP website and lists any packages supplied on the command line which appear in those lists.
Note that WNPP, and therefore wnpp-check's output, is source package based.
OPTIONS
--help, -h
Show a summary of options.
--version, -v
Show version and copyright information.
SEE ALSO
http://www.debian.org/devel/wnpp
EXIT STATUS
0 None of the packages supplied has an open ITP or RFP
1 Either an error occurred or at least one package supplied has an open ITP or RFP
AUTHOR
wnpp-check was written by David Paleino <d.paleino@gmail.com>; this man page was written by Adam D. Barratt <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk> for
the devscripts package. wnpp-check was originally based on wnpp-alert, which was written by Arthur Korn <arthur@korn.ch> and modified by
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