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by wrs 817 days ago
With Bash quoting rules it’s not like you have to push, it’s more like you don’t pull hard enough to keep it from going over the edge.
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Shellcheck basically solves this problem
That's like saying opioids solve the cancer crisis, and Naloxone solves the opioid crisis.
No, it’s like saying shellcheck solves most of the challenges with writing shell scripts, which it does
But your metaphor is missing the apt comparison of shell scripts with cancer and opioids.