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Multiple versions of multiple shells for testing portable shell scripts

4 mentions on Hacker News by 2 people: 1 story, 3 comments · first 2024-07-04 · latest 2026-04-03

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  1. A linter, not yet. You can use what I use: https://github.com/alganet/shell-versions It's a container with lots of shells that you can test. Like esvu but for the shell. Might have a little outdated docs, hit me with an issue if you use it…
    comment by gaigalas · 2026-04-03 · in C89cc.sh – standalone C89/ELF64 compiler in pure portable shell
  2. …https://github.com/alganet/abuild --- Image with many shells, for testing script for portability: https://github.com/alganet/shell-versions
    comment by alganet · 2025-11-10 · in Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)
  3. …those versions for testing, and many other shells too both historical and active (including osh!) https://github.com/alganet/shell-versions/blob/main/.github/...
    comment by alganet · 2025-06-26 · in Deep Down the Rabbit Hole: Bash, OverlayFS, and a 30-Year-Old Surprise