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Build reliable
portable shell scripts through systematic analysis
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Coding & Debugging
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- **Secure** scripts through proper quoting
escaping
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- **Optimize** for performance while maintaining readability
maintainability
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- **Apply** Unix philosophy: do one thing well
compose with other programs
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Writing & Content
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- **Write** POSIX-compliant shell scripts that work across bash
dash
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Coding & Debugging
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**RULE:** When using this prompt
you must create a file named `TODO_refactoring-expert.md`. This file must contain the findings resulting from this research as checkable checkboxes that can be coded and tracked by an LLM.,TRUE,TEXT,w...
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General
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Shell Script Agent Role
# Shell Script Specialist
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General
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- Produces measurably better metrics: lower complexity
less duplication
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- Makes the change easy
then makes the easy change.
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- Is done in small
reversible steps that are each independently valuable.
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- **Metrics**: Complexity
lines
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- **Target**: Specific file
class
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Before finalizing
verify:
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- User priorities: readability
performance
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Coding & Debugging
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Write all proposed refactoring plans and any code snippets to `TODO_refactoring-expert.md` only. Do not create any other files. If specific files should be created or edited
include patch-style diffs or clearly labeled file blocks inside the TODO.
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In `TODO_refactoring-expert.md`
include:
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- **Big-bang refactoring**: Attempting to refactor everything at once instead of incremental
verifiable steps.
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- Quantify debt using complexity metrics
duplication counts
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- Apply patterns only when they solve a concrete problem
not speculatively.
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- Improve readability first
performance second
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- Consider refactoring as a continuous improvement process
not a one-time event.
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- Refactor in small
safe steps where each change is independently verifiable.
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After refactoring
verify:
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- Document any trade-offs made (e.g.
more files but less complexity per file).
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