case $x in "");;*)exit;esac is better written as test ${#x} = 0||exit | Hacker News

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1vuio0pswjnm7 on Nov 24, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Bash patterns I use weekly

   case $x in "");;*)exit;esac

is better written as

   test ${#x} = 0||exit

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