Need ot check input arguments Bash Shell Script on Mac

Question

I want to check input arguments on not on a bash script on OSX. I do:

if [-z "$1"]

I get:

/usr/local/bin/deploy.sh: line 8: [-z: command not found

Any tips?

Thanks.

possible duplicate of "Command not found" when attempting integer equality in bash — chepner, Sep 8 '13 at 13:29

Blue Moon · Answer 1 · 2013-09-08 10:48:46Z

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You need a space around the condition:

if [ -z "$1" ]

    ^       ^

answered Sep 8 '13 at 10:48

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