Command line arguments

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Name: UnixNewbie
Date: April 16, 2004 at 08:29:33 Pacific
Subject: Command line arguments
OS: Win ME
CPU/Ram: 950 Mhz 128 MB

Comment:

Can anybody help me get started with this?
I have to write a script that takes any number of command line arguments, but quits when it finds a zero.
Any help is highly appreciated.
Thanks
UnixNewbie

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Response Number 1

Name: Dlonra
Date: April 17, 2004 at 11:07:31 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

a zero length list?
a parameter with value=0?
man sh or man ksh or man bash

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Response Number 2

Name: David Perry
Date: April 19, 2004 at 04:34:41 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

if [ $# -eq ] ; then
exit 4
else
while [ $1 ] ; do
echo $1
shift
done
fi

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Response Number 3

Name: David Perry
Date: April 19, 2004 at 11:09:52 Pacific

Reply: (edit)

typo. It should read
if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then

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