From fa027754c7e626c3811b0888e091837c7ab3bdd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Soares <b.soares@dundee.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2022 13:05:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] JAL-629 null check, fixed tests!

---
 src/jalview/bin/Commands.java |   19 +++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/jalview/bin/Commands.java b/src/jalview/bin/Commands.java
index 4239ec7..552dda6 100644
--- a/src/jalview/bin/Commands.java
+++ b/src/jalview/bin/Commands.java
@@ -42,16 +42,19 @@ public class Commands
   {
     argParser = ap;
     headless = h;
-    for (String id : argParser.linkedIds())
+    if (argParser != null && argParser.linkedIds() != null)
     {
-      Commands cmds = new Commands();
-      if (id == null)
+      for (String id : argParser.linkedIds())
       {
-        cmds.processUnlinked(id);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        cmds.processLinked(id);
+        Commands cmds = new Commands();
+        if (id == null)
+        {
+          cmds.processUnlinked(id);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          cmds.processLinked(id);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
-- 
1.7.10.2