Sometimes you might want to exit a command if a variable is not set in Bash.
You can do this as follows:
if [ -z "$VARIABLE_NAME" ]; then echo "VARIABLE_NAME is not set"; exit 1; fi
How to Exit if a Bash Variable in Not Set
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