RUrustshellscript·Nov 1, 2021
Here is the rust library with the “the only good parts” of bash/shell script: https://github.com/rust-shell-script/rust_cmd_lib
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rust_cmd_lib
Common rust command-line macros and utilities, to write shell-script like tasks in a clean, natural and rusty way
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4 sourcesShellCheck and templates from the Shell Field Guide[1] is what keeps my bank running.
Rust cmd_lib[2] is tempting with safety, though tougher maintainability.
[1] https://raimonster.com/scripting-field-guide/
[2] https://github.com/rust-shell-script/rust_cmd_lib
In ShellCheck: Finds bugs in your shell scriptsThe only good part of sh/bash script is to run commands with piping/redirection support IMO，other than that I saw posts like this to explain sh/bash script’s puzzles/pitfalls all the time.
Maybe it is time to consider using rust instead: https://github.com/rust-shell-script/rust_cmd_lib ?
In What was the point of [ “x$var” = “xval” ]?zsh is also doing the variable substitution better than bash. FYI, I just released rust_cmd_lib 1.0 recently, which can do variable substitution without any quotes: https://github.com/rust-shell-script/rust_cmd_lib
In How to do things safely in Bash (2018)