> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
>> =====
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>>
>> error () {
>>
>> echo -e "\n\terror: ${*}\n"
>> exit;
>
> Replace that with "exit 1". You can use any other non-zero exit code.
>
>> # kill $$
>>
>> }
>>
>> check_file () {
>>
>> input="$*"
>>
>> if [ -e $input ]; then
>
> This will fail if the argument contains a space. You need to properly
> quote the variable, as you did below.
>
>> echo "$input"
>> else
>> error "invalid directory: $input"
>> fi
>>
>> }
>>
>>
>> chkFile="`check_file $1`"
>
> Replace that with
>
> chkFile=`check_file "$1"` || exit
>
> Andreas.
>
> --
> Andreas Schwab, SuSE Labs, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> SuSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstraße 5, 90409 Nürnberg, Germany
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> "And now for something completely different."
>
Thanks for the response! The OR statement is an excellent solution.
