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From: Dean Hollister <dean@odyssey.apana.org.au>
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Subject: bash: checking for empty string?
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Hiyall,

If have a string $name. I need to check if this is blank, and if it is,
exit the script. Any ideas?

Regards,

d.

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| Dean Hollister,           | dean@odyssey.apana.org.au |  
| Perth, Western Australia. | deanh@iinet.net.au        |
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