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Testing if a variable is empty in a shell script
Bash doesn't have any special values for True or False, so the only "false" value is 0. Then, a variable can be set to an empty string or it can be unset. Set the variable if it isn't …
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This technique allows for a variable to be assigned a value if another variable is either empty or is undefined. NOTE: This "other variable" can be the same or another variable. excerpt
Assigning default values to shell variables with a single command …
You can use something called Bash parameter expansion to accomplish this. To get the assigned value, or default if it's missing: FOO="${VARIABLE:-default}" # FOO will be …
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In this article, we explored how to set a default value to a variable under various conditions using the $ {param:-param} expression and similar constructs. In particular, the …
Testing if a variable is empty in a shell script
A more stable way to check for an empty variable would be to use parameter expansion: MYVAR=${MYVAR:-"Bad Value"} This method works for the traditional bourne shell, as well as …
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Bash doesn't have any special values for True or False, so the only "false" value is 0. Then, a variable can be set to an empty string or it can be unset. Set the variable if it isn't …
This technique allows for a variable to be assigned a value if another variable is either empty or is undefined. NOTE: This "other variable" can be the same or another variable. excerpt
You can use something called Bash parameter expansion to accomplish this. To get the assigned value, or default if it's missing: FOO="${VARIABLE:-default}" # FOO will be …
This article explored several cases to assign variables in Bash, including single-variable assignments, multi-variable assignments in a single line, assigning values from environmental variables, and so on.
In this article, we explored how to set a default value to a variable under various conditions using the $ {param:-param} expression and similar constructs. In particular, the …
A more stable way to check for an empty variable would be to use parameter expansion: MYVAR=${MYVAR:-"Bad Value"} This method works for the traditional bourne shell, as well as …