Do you unit test your Bash noscripts? If so, how?

Curious if anyone here uses a proper testing framework like bats or rolls their own setup? Or do you some set -euo pipefail, and hope for the best 😅

Scripts running in prod always welcome extra paranoia.

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Is it possible to write a bash noscript that installs python automatically?

I'm developing a YouTube File Manager with python although I need a way for my fellow YouTubers to use it. Unless if there is a way to turn it into an executable version in all operating systems?

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Getting Started with bash

Advice and resources on getting started with bash
:)

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Use a custom HISTFILE (to avoid losing history)
https://www.lumeh.org/wiki/linux/bash-configuration/#use-a-custom-histfile

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Is this still valid for you in 2025?
https://redd.it/1k16lvl
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What's the most "overkill but it works" bash noscript you've written?

Sometimes I catch myself writing 100-line bash noscripts for things that could probably be done in 5 lines with another tool... but where’s the fun in that?

Curious what ridiculous but functional bash noscripts you've created that made you go: "this is fine."

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Linux mint cinnamon

I have a school project and they've asked for a few screenshots showing the use of commands to create a tutorial book.
Commands like creating a file, then transferring the file to a different directory.
Everyone I attempt to use the command lines it doesn't work. I've looked up command "cheat sheets" I feel like I'm missing something

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How many REAL MEN are there out there who think sudo is for pussies and just do everything as root?

I can't be the only one.

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Bash brain vs Python heart
https://redd.it/1k20dgg
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How do you organize large Bash noscripts for better readability and maintenance?

I know “just use Python" but anyway, how do you keep bigger noscripts clean and maintainable? Any tips or examples?

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How do I list directory contents while looking for FILENAME.EXT with find /directory -type f -name "*.EXT"

$ find /directory -type f -name "*.EXT" -exec

I don't understand how to properly list (ls) the contents of the path itself (the one containing the matched foo.EXT files).





I'm using this bad, ugly and weird workaround:

-exec bash -c 'ls -ahl "$(dirname "{}")/"' \;

Thanks

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Bugz4Term fire automated commands right for your bug bounty arsenal disposal ( V1.1 )

A Bash tool that fires 4 horizontal terminator panes (2 in each tab) loaded with custom commands from .bugz4term.conf in CWD each line representing a custom command on the config to be loaded ( For terminator users Only! )

Do Checkout bugz4term ( V1.1 ) on Github!

https://github.com/Demgainschill/Bugz4Term

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Bash: Interactive fuzzy string insertion from the tmux scrollback buffer into the shell prompt using fzf (Ideal for quickly inserting any string from the tmux history)
https://www.jamescherti.com/tmux-autocomplete-fzf-fuzzy-insertion-scrollback/

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Subingestor a subdomain enumeration bash tool using subfinder and dnsx inorder to find live subdomains for a given link.

Find Subdomains for a given link using Subfinder and dnsx inorder to find live subdomain links.

Please go checkout my tool on Github!

Also please do star if it is helpful ( And i'm sure it will be )

https://github.com/Demgainschill/Subingestor

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Curl doesn't return json

Can anyone tell me why this returns web page mumbo jumbo and not pure json? And how to get it to return jscon? Thanks

curl --url https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/16h7303/i\_am\_a\_sleep\_expert\_ask\_me\_anything/.json

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ask about rsync: how do I write option for ignore permission?

Hi, I was using rsync -anchuv a/ b/ but doing reverse rsync -anchuv b/ a/ I realize that the permissions are not equal between files into a/ and b/ .
I read in man that -p is for preserve permissions
how do I do this: ignore permission? or I should use -apn?
flags chuv is of old use of -r insted of actual (today in use) -a...
Thank you and regards!

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Alternatives to Tabby and MobaXterm?

Are there any Terminals that have these capabilities?
1. Quick commands buttons (like Macros in Moba)
2. The capability of ignoring a key (I use caffeine to have my laptop awake; it uses the F15 key that presses the ~ tilde button on the terminal)

Tabby has started exhibiting issues downloading plugins, and the dev is not that vocal (perhaps busy) about a solution. Moba ,is unfortunate,ly too costly. I use Windterm now, but Windterm cannot ignore the F15 key that caffeine hits.

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Clean up consecutive identical escape sequences?

I have some utf-8 art that my editor saves as ANSI with every single character's fg and bg color defined in an escape sequence. How would i go about making a noscript that would remove every escape sequence that was identical to the previous, but not remove the characters being escaped?

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I created a way to display animations as you wait for long running commamds in the terminal.
https://github.com/jorexdeveloper/terminal-animations

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forcing three AND conditions to inspect and check contents (against file extension) inside a folder <3.2.5.2 Conditional Constructs>

Hello everyone

Can please someone verify this conditional construct I came up with?

Does it need improvements? Fixes?

Thanks

 

cd /some/path/some/movies/moviename
[[ $(ls *.m4a 2>/dev/null) && $(ls *.mkv 2>/dev/null) && $(ls *.srt 2>/dev/null) ]] && printf '%s\n' "Directory \`${PWD##*/}\` has valid contents" || printf '%s\n' WARNING! "Found invalid files into:" "\`${PWD##*/}\`"

 

Explanation: folder/ must contain exactly this set only, nothing more nothing less; here's the only valid triplet: .m4a AND .mkv AND .srt

 

Example of an invalid set:

- moviefolder/
- moviename.mkv
- moviename.srt

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How can I improve this beginner Bash backup noscript?

Hey folks! 👋 I'm learning Bash noscripting and built a basic backup noscript that creates a `.tar.gz` file of a directory with the current date in the filename.

Here’s what I’ve got so far:

#!/bin/bash

echo "Welcome to the backup program"

BACKUP_FILE="backup_$(date +'%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S').tar.gz"
TARGET_DIR="/mnt/f/Programming/Linux/"

if [ -d "$TARGET_DIR" ]; then
echo "Backing up..."
tar -cvpzf "$BACKUP_FILE" "$TARGET_DIR"
echo "Backup Done ✅"
else
echo "❌ Cannot create backup"
echo "Directory $TARGET_DIR does not exist"
exit 1
fi


It works fine, but I’d love suggestions from more experienced users on how to make it more robust or efficient.
Things like better error handling, logs, user input, or best practices for naming and organizing backups.

Any tips or advice? 🙏

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