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NAME

       ifne - Run command if the standard input is not empty

SYNOPSIS

       ifne [-n] command

DESCRIPTION

       ifne  runs  the  following command if and only if the standard input is
       not empty.

OPTIONS

       -n     Reverse operation. Run the command  if  the  standard  input  is
              empty.

              Note  that  if  the  standard  input  is not empty, it is passed
              through ifne in this case.

EXAMPLE

       find . -name core | ifne mail -s "Core files found" root

AUTHOR

       Copyright 2008 by Javier Merino <cibervicho@gmail.com>

       Licensed under the GNU GPL

                                  2008-05-01                           ifne(1)