Work the Shell - Handling Errors and Making Scripts Bulletproof

May 1st, 2008 by Dave Taylor in

Shell scripts may be quick, easy and lightweight, but proper scripting includes the ability to anticipate and respond to error situations gracefully and without anything breaking. Dave explores some of the basic shell script error-handling options.

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