Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
bash-scripting
Bash scripting workflow for creating production-ready shell scripts with defensive patterns, error handling, and testing.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a comprehensive bash scripting workflow with defensive patterns and testing that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires bats, shellcheck installed locally. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Bash Scripting Workflow Overview Specialized workflow for creating robust, production-ready bash scripts with defensive programming patterns, comprehensive error handling, and automated testing. When to Use This Workflow Use this workflow when: Creating automation scripts Writing system administration tools Building deployment scripts Developing backup solutions Creating CI/CD scripts Workflow Phases Phase 1: Script Design Skills to Invoke bash-pro - Professional scripting bash-defensive-patterns - Defensive patterns Actions 1. Define script purpose 2. Identify inputs/outputs 3. Plan error handling 4. Design logging strategy 5. Document requirements Copy-Paste Prompts Phase 2: Script Structure Skills to Invoke bash-pro - Script structure bash-defensive-patterns - Safety patterns Actions 1. Add shebang and strict mode 2. Create usage function 3. Implement argument parsing 4. Set up logging 5. Add cleanup handlers Copy-Paste Prompts Phase 3: Core Implementation Skills to Invoke bash-linux - Linux commands linux-shell-scripting - Shell scripting Actions 1. Implement main functions 2. Add input validation 3. Create helper functions 4. Handle edge cases 5. Add progress indicators Copy-Paste Prompts Phase 4: Error Handling Skills to Invoke bash-defensive-patterns - Error handling error-handling-patterns - Error patterns Actions 1. Add trap handlers 2. Implement retry logic 3. Create error messages 4. Set up exit codes 5. Add rollback capability Copy-Paste Prompts Phase 5: Logging Skills to Invoke bash-pro - Logging patterns Actions 1. Create logging function 2. Add log levels 3. Implement timestamps 4. Configure log rotation 5. Add debug mode Copy-Paste Prompts Phase 6: Testing Skills to Invoke bats-testing-patterns - Bats testing shellcheck-configuration - ShellCheck Actions 1. Write Bats tests 2. Run ShellCheck 3. Test edge cases 4. Verify error handling 5. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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