SixArm/unix-shell-script-kit

Unix shell script kit with many utility functions, exit codes, color codes, assertion texting, and POSIX helpers.

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…{ >&2 printf %s%s%s\\n "${STDERR_COLOR_START:-}" "$*" "${STDERR_COLOR_STOP:-}" } Source: https://github.com/sixarm/unix-shell-script-kit The source also has functions for nocolor, and detecting a dumb terminal setup that doesn't use…
comment by jph · 2026-01-29 · in How to choose colors for your CLI applications (2023)
…shift ; >&2 printf %s\\n "$*" ; exit "$n" } Many more shell script exit codes and helper functions: https://github.com/SixArm/unix-shell-script-kit/blob/main/un...
comment by jph · 2024-03-02 · in Bash Debugging