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Best practices for writing shell scripts
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# https://sharats.me/posts/shell-script-best-practices/
set -o errexit
set -o nounset
set -o pipefail
if [[ "${TRACE-0}" == "1" ]]; then
set -o xtrace
fi
if [[ "${1-}" =~ ^-*h(elp)?$ ]]; then
echo 'Usage: ./script.sh arg-one arg-two
This is an awesome bash script to make your life better.
'
exit
fi
cd "$(dirname "$0")"
main() {
echo do awesome stuff
}
main "$@"
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