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---
title: empty?
layout: command
version: 0.59.0
---
Check for empty values.
## Signature
```> empty? ...rest --block```
## Parameters
- `...rest`: the names of the columns to check emptiness
- `--block {block}`: an optional block to replace if empty
## Examples
Check if a value is empty
```shell
> '' | empty?
```
more than one column
```shell
> [[meal size]; [arepa small] [taco '']] | empty? meal size
```
use a block if setting the empty cell contents is wanted
```shell
> [[2020/04/16 2020/07/10 2020/11/16]; ['' [27] [37]]] | empty? 2020/04/16 -b { [33 37] }
```