Test for number of script arguments to be 1 after shifting options

sprig · Dec 2, 2012 · 7346b37 · 7346b37
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commit 7346b37
Showing 1 changed file with 5 additions and 5 deletions.
diff --git a/gitwatch.sh b/gitwatch.sh
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ shelp () { # Print a message about how to use this script
     echo "is specified."
 }
 
-if [ -z $1 ]; then
-    shelp
-    exit
-fi
-
 while getopts b:hp: option 
 do 
     case "${option}" in 
@@ -62,6 +57,11 @@ done
 
 shift $((OPTIND-1)) # Shift the input arguments, so that the input file (last arg) is $1 in the code below
 
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    shelp
+    exit
+fi
+
 # Check for both git and inotifywait and generate an error
 # if either don't exist or you cannot run them