[LinuxSIG] ChatGPT to write code [was: Re: bash_httpd.sh]

[Craig Miller]

Thanks for the pointer, Dave.

I have made a note of it. Hopefully my future bash code will be better 
because of it.

Craig...

On 3/3/24 07:33, Dave Hylands wrote:
> There are still some things I prefer to use bash for rather than 
> Python (usually involving transforming the output of a program). But 
> yeah it’s amazing what you can do with a well crafted bash script.
>
> I tend to use trap a lot more in scripts that get used in a more 
> production environment.
>
> I’ve also found myself putting the incantation:
>
> `set -Eeuo pipefail`
>
> at the top of all my bash scripts.
>
> This page gives an detailed explanation of most of what that means:
> https://gist.github.com/mohanpedala/1e2ff5661761d3abd0385e8223e16425?permalink_comment_id=3935570
>
> The -E makes trap statements get inherited by shell functions.
>
> I find these options to be extremely useful, especially in build 
> commands involved by make. Otherwise lots of failures were silently 
> being absorbed rather than halting the build.
>
> Dave Hylands
> Peachland, BC, Canada
> http://www.davehylands.com
>
>
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