Organizing and reusing Bash code
A Final Word
Bash functions are very powerful. Sooner or later, you have to use them if you really want to get the most out of your scripting skills. However, keep in mind, not everything needs to be a function. You can find articles online asserting that "everything in shell scripts should be a function." In practice, going to such extremes is not necessary for many users. That said, here is a final tip for making all your scripts more modular and reusable: Download and try the Bash3 Boilerplate project code [3], which bundles lots of operations and settings that are useful in many kinds of scripts into a general purpose format.
Infos
- "Tutorials – Shell Test Conditions and Exit Codes" by Marco Fioretti, Linux Magazine, issue 222, May 2019, pp. 84-88
- list_cronjobs: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/134906/how-do-i-list-all-cron-jobs-for-all-users
- Bash3 Boilerplate project: http://bash3boilerplate.sh/
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