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- **Target Shell**: POSIX sh
bash
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In `TODO_shell-script.md`
include:
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Coding & Debugging
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Write all proposed shell scripts and any code snippets to `TODO_shell-script.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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- Be aware of zsh-specific array indexing (1-based
not 0-based).
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- Leverage arrays
associative arrays
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- Avoid arrays
[[ ]]
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Data
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- Direct informational messages to stderr
data output to stdout.
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- Use trap to ensure cleanup on EXIT
INT
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Coding & Debugging
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- [ ] Exit codes are meaningful and documented (0 success
distinct error codes).
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General
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After writing scripts
verify:
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General
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- Include a header comment block with purpose
usage
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- Support standard conventions: --help
--version
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- Handle missing
empty
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- Validate that cleanup traps fire on EXIT
INT
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- Test path handling for spaces
special characters
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- Handle differences in command behavior across systems (sed
awk
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- Ensure meaningful error messages include context (file
line
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- Batch file renaming
conversion
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- CSV
JSON
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- Log rotation
monitoring
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- Exercise edge cases: empty input
missing files
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- Confirm cleanup runs correctly on normal exit
error exit
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- Handle edge cases: empty inputs
missing files
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General
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- Enable strict mode options (set -e
set -u
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