09 Nov 2009

rtomayko's dotfiles

I recently started a repository for my dotfiles, shell environment, vim config, and utility scripts. As of right now, I’m about 25% through all of the stuff in my $HOME — it should all fill in shortly.

github.com   16:32

05 Mar 2009

computerworld.com.au   15:38

23 Feb 2009

bash 4.0 NEWS file

Big list of new features in bash 4.0.

tiswww.case.edu   14:52

26 Jan 2009

A Well-Tempered Pipeline

A lost art, indeed.

spinellis.gr   18:53

24 Nov 2008

Debug your shell scripts with bashdb

“The syntax for many of the commands in bashdb mimics that of gdb, the GNU debugger. You can step into functions, use next to execute the next line without stepping into any functions, generate a backtrace with bt, exit bashdb with quit or Ctrl-D, and examine a variable with print $foo.”

linux.com   12:44

16 Mar 2008

BashPitfalls

Most of these are relevant to POSIX sh(1). This one gets me every time: echo <<EOF :)

wooledge.org:8000   08:29

13 Apr 2007

What to watch out for when writing portable shell scripts

Nice look at techniques for writing portable sh.

programming.newsforge.com   11:34