Bash Scripting Library

Prerequisites

• Bash (GNU Bourne again shell), version >= 4.0
• coreutils

Shell Parameters

• $BASH_LIB — path to Bash library directory

Return Codes

• 1 — current shell is not Bash.
• 2 — Bash version is not supported (less than 4.0).
• 3 — package coreutils is not installed.
• 255 — Bash lib was not initialized.

Naming Convention

• _<lib>_<name> — private variables.
• _<lib>::<name> — private functions.
• _<lib>::init — library initialization.

Links

• GNU Bash Manual
• Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
• Bash Hackers Wiki
• Google Shell Style Guide