BASH Script Skeleton - #bash #script #shell #skeleton

bash-skeleton.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

: ' Insert the description of the script here

    # exit(s) status code(s)
    0 - success
    1 - fail
    '

# check if debug flag is set
if [ "${DEBUG}" = true ]; then

  set -x # enable print commands and their arguments as they are executed.
  export # show all declared variables (includes system variables)
  whoami # print current user

else

  # unset if flag is not set
  unset DEBUG

fi

# bash default parameters
set -o errexit  # make your script exit when a command fails
set -o pipefail # exit status of the last command that threw a non-zero exit code is returned
set -o nounset  # exit when your script tries to use undeclared variables

# check binaries
__BASENAME=$(which basename)
__CURL=$(which curl)
__DATE=$(which date)

# parameters
__date=${1:-"4 weeks ago"}

# variables
readonly __date_epoch=$(${__DATE} --date="${__date}" +%s)

# functions
function my_function {

  # parameters
  local __text="${1:-}"

} # end of my_function

# flow
# insert your code here