zephyr@lemmy.world to Programming · 2 years agoHow do you shell expand your variables and why?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down14cross-posted to: shell
arrow-up164arrow-down1imageHow do you shell expand your variables and why?lemmy.worldzephyr@lemmy.world to Programming · 2 years agomessage-square29linkfedilinkcross-posted to: shell
minus-squarebloopernovalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-22 years agoThis is the best way. It’s also the way the Shellcheck wants sometimes recommends.
minus-squarethingsiplay@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years ago@bloopernova As you mention it, here the links for anyone interested: Online tool https://www.shellcheck.net/ and you can install it locally too https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck .
minus-squarehascatlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoWhile this looks like a handy tool, it does make me think shell scripting itself needs a cleaner approach than what we have currently.
minus-squareGammalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoThis isn’t true. Shellcheck doesn’t insist on braces unless it thinks you need them.
minus-squarebloopernovalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 years agoOh! I didn’t know that (um, obviously lol) I’ll edit my comment.
This is the best way. It’s also the way the Shellcheck
wantssometimes recommends.@bloopernova As you mention it, here the links for anyone interested: Online tool https://www.shellcheck.net/ and you can install it locally too https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck .
While this looks like a handy tool, it does make me think shell scripting itself needs a cleaner approach than what we have currently.
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This isn’t true. Shellcheck doesn’t insist on braces unless it thinks you need them.
Oh! I didn’t know that (um, obviously lol)
I’ll edit my comment.