tip: Important tip when writing scripts
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 6:14 pm
When writing a script, or program that processes data, NEVER code in the manipulation part first. Instead make an echo/cout/printf (w/e language you're using 
) statement with the command/variables. First, work on your error checking, and format of the command.
How could this be bad? Take a classmate's script example, it went something like this:
) statement with the command/variables. First, work on your error checking, and format of the command. How could this be bad? Take a classmate's script example, it went something like this:
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#!/bin/bash
#todo: error checking
mv $1/* .
[code]
Guess what happens if you just execute the script with no parameters?
Within the end of the period, I managed to restore his system and get it booting up again.
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