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#bash: Check for cli arguments
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check-for-args.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Exit if no arguments
[ $# -eq 0 ] && { echo "Usage: $0 param name"; exit 1; }
# if no command line arg given
# set var to Unknown
if [ -z $1 ]
then
var="Unknown"
elif [ -n $1 ]
then
# otherwise make first arg as a var
var=$1
fi
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