Bash : template

bash_template.sh

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Check for number of arguments, Initialize them.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[[ -n $1 && -n $2 && -n $3 && -n $4 && -n $5 && -n $6 ]] ||  { echo "Invalid input.Check the usage.." >&2; usage; exit 1; }


# debecho (debug-echo), by Stefano Falsetto ###
# Will echo passed parameters only if DEBUG is set to a value. ###
debecho () {
  if [ ! -z "$DEBUG" ]; then
     echo "$1" >&2
     #         ^^^ to stderr
  fi
}