Re: -bash: [: : integer expression expected

[Greg Wooledge]

On Sat, Mar 04, 2023 at 08:26:18AM -0800, write2mark1@gmail.com wrote:
> >
> > keep getting this error on this line
> 
> if [ "$( wc -l <"$pathname" )" -eq 1 ]; then
>  -bash: [: : integer expression expected
> 
> pls help

unicorn:~$ [ "$(wc -l < nosuchfile)" -eq 1 ]
bash: nosuchfile: No such file or directory
bash: [: : integer expression expected

It sounds like your pathname variable is empty, or contains a string
which is not a filename relative to the script's working directory.