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>So you use python instead of sh

That's not what I said

>we should use proper tool for the job

This is the implication of what I said.

I do not think that bash is the proper tool in most cases.



So it boils down to your personal taste.


For most workloads where bash is suited, so is sh. For workloads where sh is insufficient, bash probably is too and you should just use a higher level language.

Chill. You don't have to hold bash so close to your heart.


I'm author of bash-modules project. It's my attempt to create set of libraries for easier scripting on bash in strict mode. Most bash libraries are not designed for strict mode, so I created my own. If you prefer sh over bash so much, you can help me to make it compatible with sh, or just fork it.

See https://github.com/vlisivka/bash-modules


Or option three: not care about your project because bash sucks and continue to write sh without it.




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