---
date: 2020-12-15 14:25:11
draft: false
medium_enabled: true
medium_post_id: ac38c9d9d896
tags:
- Bash
title: 'Quick Bash: Check Argument Count'
I've been writing more bash scripts recently and I noticed that I often check for the number of arguments before validating them in my scripts. I'll share that small snippet here for my future self.
```bash
#!/bin/sh
set -o errexit
set -o nounset
set -o pipefail
show_usage() {
echo "Usage: script [arg1]"
exit 1
}
# Check argument count
if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
show_usage
fi
```
