Shellcheck doesn’t insist on braces unless it thinks you need them.
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bloopernova@programming.dev 10 months agoThis is the best way. It’s also the way the Shellcheck wants them.
gamma@programming.dev 10 months ago
bloopernova@programming.dev 10 months ago
Oh! I didn’t know that (um, obviously lol)
I’ll edit my comment.
thingsiplay@kbin.social 10 months ago
@bloopernova As you mention it, here the links for anyone interested: Online tool https://www.shellcheck.net/ and you can install it locally too https://github.com/koalaman/shellcheck .
hascat@programming.dev 10 months ago
While this looks like a handy tool, it does make me think shell scripting itself needs a cleaner approach than what we have currently.