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Indispensable Bash script skeleton: never forget
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Shell script skeleton. Try each of these:
# ./skeleton
# ./skeleton one
# ENVIRONMENTAL=x ./skeleton one
# ENVIRONMENTAL=x ./skeleton one two
set -o errexit
set -o nounset
set -o pipefail
readonly global=g
main() {
local -r required=$1
local -r optional=${2:-default}
printf '<%s> <%s> <%s> <%s>\n' \
"${ENVIRONMENTAL}" "${global}" "${required}" "${optional}"
}
main "$@"
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