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diff --git a/funcs/gsu b/funcs/gsu
index b80fc919659c008420cc54d79890ea7d14ae4d7f..8cfa4de0f89b2fc1574c7cb00cf58a9fbd59ce7d 100644 (file)
--- a/funcs/gsu
+++ b/funcs/gsu
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ E_GSU_BAD_CONFIG_VAR          invalid config variable
 E_GSU_NEED_VALUE               value required but not given
 E_GSU_BAD_BOOL                 bad value for boolian option
 E_GSU_BAD_OPTION_TYPE          invalid option type
+E_GSU_BAD_ARG_COUNT            invalid number of arguments
 E_NO_DEFAULT                   missing default value
 $gsu_errors
 "
@@ -44,6 +45,29 @@ gsu_is_a_number()
 }
 export -f gsu_is_a_number
 
+# Usage: gsu_check_arg_count <num_given> <num1> [<num2>]
+#
+# If only <num1> ist given, then <num_given> must equal <num1>.
+# Otherwise, <num1>..<num2> is treated as a range and it is checked
+# that <num_given> lies between <num1> and <num2> inclusively.
+gsu_check_arg_count()
+{
+       ret=-$E_GSU_BAD_ARG_COUNT
+       if [[ $# -eq 2 ]]; then # only num1 is given
+               result="exactly $2 args needed, $1 given"
+               [[ $1 -ne $2 ]] && return
+               ret=$GSU_SUCCESS
+               return
+       fi
+       # num1 and num2 given
+       result="need at least $2 args, $1 given"
+       [[ $1 -lt $2 ]] && return
+       result="need at most $3 args, $1 given"
+       [[ $1 -gt $3 ]] && return
+       ret=$GSU_SUCCESS
+}
+export -f gsu_check_arg_count
+
 gsu_short_msg()
 {
        echo "$1" 1>&2
@@ -62,6 +86,8 @@ gsu_date_msg()
 }
 export -f gsu_date_msg
 
+
+
 _gsu_banner_msg()
 {
        local txt="*** $_gsu_self --"
@@ -331,7 +357,7 @@ _gsu_check_options()
                        return
                esac
 
-               eval ${gsu_config_var_prefix}_$name="\"${val:=$default_value}\""
+               eval ${gsu_config_var_prefix}_$name='"'${val:=$default_value}'"'
                # Check option type. ATM, only num and string are supported
                # Other types may be added without breaking compatibility
                case "$option_type" in