http://blogs.gnome.org/timj/2007/08/29/29082007-yummy-yummy-again/ Technical ramblings by Tim Janik Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:30:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 http://blogs.gnome.org/timj/2007/08/29/29082007-yummy-yummy-again/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Olivier Mengué Thu, 30 Aug 2007 21:02:31 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/timj/2007/08/29/29082007-yummy-yummy-again/#comment-72 Here are some tips to improve your bash coding style: - use "[[ ... ]]" instead of "test ...", "[[ ... && ... ]]" instead of "test ... && test ..." - drop the match() function as 'match $pattern "$searchtext"' is the same as '[[ "x$searchtext" = x$pattern ]]' - do not abuse usage of '&&' and '||': an if/then/fi is longer, but often more readable - use tput(1) instead of hard coding escape sequences - discover ${0##*/} - use here-docs : cat Here are some tips to improve your bash coding style:
- use “[[ ... ]]” instead of “test …”, “[[ ... && ... ]]” instead of “test … && test …”
- drop the match() function as ‘match $pattern “$searchtext”‘ is the same as ‘[[ "x$searchtext" = x$pattern ]]’
- do not abuse usage of ‘&&’ and ‘||’: an if/then/fi is longer, but often more readable
- use tput(1) instead of hard coding escape sequences
- discover ${0##*/}
- use here-docs : cat

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