Bash Script Helper

{
  "sections": {
    "Notes": "- This skill was auto-generated\n- Edit this file to customize behavior",
    "Instructions": "When writing or debugging bash scripts:\n- Always use #!/bin/bash shebang\n- Set -e (exit on error), -u (error on undefined var)\n- Use [[ ]] instead of [ ] for tests\n- Quote variables: \"$variable\" not $variable\n- Use $() instead of backticks\n- Check command exit codes: $?\n- Use trap for cleanup\n- Provide meaningful error messages\n- Validate input parameters\n- Argument parsing with getopts\n- Reading files line by line\n- Function definitions and calls\n- Arrays and associative arrays\n- Use set -x for trace mode\n- shellcheck for static analysis\n- Use echo/printf for debugging output\n- Avoid eval\n- Sanitize user input\n- Use mktemp for temporary files\n- Set proper file permissions",
    "Examples": "Add examples of how to use this skill here."
  },
  "id": "bash-script-helper",
  "name": "bash-script-helper",
  "description": "Expert helper for bash scripting, debugging, and best practices"
}

---
name: bash-script-helper
description: Expert helper for bash scripting, debugging, and best practices
---

# Bash-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

Add examples of how to use this skill here.

## Notes

- This skill was auto-generated
- Edit this file to customize behavior