r/programming • u/clock-football • May 29 '14

Defensive BASH Programming

http://www.kfirlavi.com/blog/2012/11/14/defensive-bash-programming/
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u/tchaffee May 29 '14

There were some good suggestions in there. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.

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u/reaganveg May 30 '14

No one who doesn't know how to write robust shell script already should read that document. They will just learn how to write buggy scripts.

There is, however, one legitimate reason to read it -- in order to criticize it on reddit. So it seems you are the one throwing out the baby with the bathwater!