About bash-script-helper
A coding skill that guides Bash script writing and debugging with defensive practices, input validation, and shellcheck. It is intended for developers working on Bash scripts.
Key features
- 01Bash error handling and safe quoting
- 02Argument parsing with getopts
- 03File reading and array patterns
- 04Cleanup with traps and mktemp
- 05Static checks with shellcheck
Use cases
- 01Creating scripts with validated parameters
- 02Debugging Bash scripts safely
Install
Copy the command and run it in a terminal.
$
npx skills add https:/After installing, type/bash-script-helperin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.
Bundled filesSKILL.json
Details
From the project READMEBash-script-helper
Instructions
When writing or debugging bash scripts:
- Always use #!/bin/bash shebang
- Set -e (exit on error), -u (error on undefined var)
- Use [[ ]] instead of [ ] for tests
- Quote variables: "$variable" not $variable
- Use $() instead of backticks
- Check command exit codes: $?
- Use trap for cleanup
- Provide meaningful error messages
- Validate input parameters
- Argument parsing with getopts
- Reading files line by line
- Function definitions and calls
- Arrays and associative arrays
- Use set -x for trace mode
- shellcheck for static analysis
- Use echo/printf for debugging output
- Avoid eval
- Sanitize user input
- Use mktemp for temporary files
- Set proper file permissions
Examples
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Notes
- This skill was auto-generated
- Edit this file to customize behavior
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