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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting error : test: argument expected Post 302507373 by Corona688 on Wednesday 23rd of March 2011 04:30:32 PM
Old 03-23-2011
It could be happening anywhere you're feeding unquoted strings into a [ ] statement. If the variable is empty it won't expand to an empty string, it'll expand to nothing causing it to complain about missing arguments.

Lines which might be doing it are:
Code:
if [ $FILESIZE -ge 20971520 ]; then

or
Code:
if [ $DB_VERSION -ge 11 ]; then

 

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hx509 name functions(3) 					Heimdalx509library					   hx509 name functions(3)

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hx509 name functions - Functions int hx509_name_to_string (const hx509_name name, char **str) int hx509_name_cmp (hx509_name n1, hx509_name n2) int hx509_parse_name (hx509_context context, const char *str, hx509_name *name) int hx509_name_copy (hx509_context context, const hx509_name from, hx509_name *to) int hx509_name_to_Name (const hx509_name from, Name *to) int hx509_name_expand (hx509_context context, hx509_name name, hx509_env env) void hx509_name_free (hx509_name *name) int hx509_unparse_der_name (const void *data, size_t length, char **str) int hx509_name_binary (const hx509_name name, heim_octet_string *os) int hx509_name_is_null_p (const hx509_name name) int hx509_general_name_unparse (GeneralName *name, char **str) Detailed Description See the PKIX/X.509 Names for description and examples. Function Documentation int hx509_general_name_unparse (GeneralName * name, char ** str) Unparse the hx509 name in name into a string. Parameters: name the name to print str an allocated string returns the name in string form Returns: An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string(). int hx509_name_binary (const hx509_name name, heim_octet_string * os) Convert a hx509_name object to DER encoded name. Parameters: name name to concert os data to a DER encoded name, free the resulting octet string with hx509_xfree(os->data). Returns: An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string(). int hx509_name_cmp (hx509_name n1, hx509_name n2) Compare to hx509 name object, useful for sorting. Parameters: n1 a hx509 name object. n2 a hx509 name object. Returns: 0 the objects are the same, returns > 0 is n2 is 'larger' then n2, < 0 if n1 is 'smaller' then n2. int hx509_name_copy (hx509_context context, const hx509_name from, hx509_name * to) Copy a hx509 name object. Parameters: context A hx509 cotext. from the name to copy from to the name to copy to Returns: An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string(). int hx509_name_expand (hx509_context context, hx509_name name, hx509_env env) Expands variables in the name using env. Variables are on the form ${name}. Useful when dealing with certificate templates. Parameters: context A hx509 cotext. name the name to expand. env environment variable to expand. Returns: An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string(). Only UTF8String rdnSequence names are allowed void hx509_name_free (hx509_name * name) Free a hx509 name object, upond return *name will be NULL. Parameters: name a hx509 name object to be freed. int hx509_name_is_null_p (const hx509_name name) Unparse the hx509 name in name into a string. Parameters: name the name to check if its empty/null. Returns: non zero if the name is empty/null. int hx509_name_to_Name (const hx509_name from, Name * to) Convert a hx509_name into a Name. Parameters: from the name to copy from to the name to copy to Returns: An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string(). int hx509_name_to_string (const hx509_name name, char ** str) Convert the hx509 name object into a printable string. The resulting string should be freed with free(). Parameters: name name to print str the string to return Returns: An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string(). int hx509_parse_name (hx509_context context, const char * str, hx509_name * name) Parse a string into a hx509 name object. Parameters: context A hx509 context. str a string to parse. name the resulting object, NULL in case of error. Returns: An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string(). int hx509_unparse_der_name (const void * data, size_t length, char ** str) Convert a DER encoded name info a string. Parameters: data data to a DER/BER encoded name length length of data str the resulting string, is NULL on failure. Returns: An hx509 error code, see hx509_get_error_string(). Version 1.5.2 11 Jan 2012 hx509 name functions(3)
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