From 7f06b56775575c5c678bab2a1a99c8c4d0a8e662 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Down <chris@chrisdown.name>
Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 10:17:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] clipdel: Give more helpful message if we didn't provide a
 pattern

---
 clipdel | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/clipdel b/clipdel
index ebdc51b..ea4e19c 100755
--- a/clipdel
+++ b/clipdel
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ fi
 raw_pattern=${@: -1}
 esc_pattern=${raw_pattern/\#/'\#'}
 
+if ! [[ $raw_pattern ]]; then
+    printf '%s\n' 'No pattern provided, see --help' >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
 exec {lock_fd}> "$lock_file"
 
 if (( CM_REAL_DELETE )) && [[ "$raw_pattern" == ".*" ]]; then