12-15-2003
# VAR="adfadf"; LENGTH=`expr "$VAR" : '.*'`; echo $LENGTH
I doubt whether your syntax is correct, just use the above it will work correctly
If you want to get 0 for null string put VAR=""
Cheers
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QUERY SUBSTITUTION
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QUERY RESULTS
The query must produce the following fields exactly in order. All required fields must not be null or empty.
1. Password, encrypted with crypt(3) (required)
2. Actual account name (required)
3. User ID (integer) (required)
4. Group ID (integer) (required)
5. Directory (required)
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7. Login shell (optional)
8. Group name (optional)
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