2009/1/30 Andrew Oakley <andrew.oak...@hesa.ac.uk>: >[snip] > Public domain, do as you like. >
Slight bash optimisation included below... > [snip] > > username=$1 > > if [[ "$username" == "" ]] > > then > > username=$defaultusername > > fi > username=${1:-${defaultusername}} This single line replaces both the assignment and the 'if..fi' block. The unfortunate bit about this replacement is that no one understands it without reading the bash man page! :-) Cofion/Regards, Neil. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/