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Old 11-03-2008
Try this..
User can trigger this sample.sh ( consider the user is going to use this script).

When user trigger this script they will be asked to enter the directory name after that only operation will take place.. Try this

$ #!/bin/sh
$ echo -n 'what is the directory name? '
$ read VALUE
$ ls -lrt $VALUE
$ # do some operation with the directory


Check this one..
# 9  
Old 11-03-2008
check if the total number of parameters passed is 1

Code:
if [ $# -gt 1 ]
then
<your regular processing here>
else
echo "This needs atleast one parameter"
fi

 
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