Ask HN: How to be a good bash script writer? Assume elementary knowledge - pipes, redirection, awk/sed/cut/standard Unix tools. How does one get to writing scripts that are - (a) portable (b) easy to debug (c) clean and easy to modify Where can I find good sample scripts? |
"This tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of scripting or programming, yet progresses rapidly toward an intermediate/advanced level of instruction... It serves as a textbook, a manual for self-study, and as a reference and source of knowledge on shell scripting techniques"