Bash Scripting Workflow Overview Specialized workflow for creating robust, production-ready bash scripts with defensive programming patterns, comprehensive error handling, and automated testing. When to Use This Workflow Use this workflow when: Creating automation scripts Writing system administration tools Building deployment scripts Developing backup solutions Creating CI/CD scripts Workflow Phases Phase 1: Script Design Skills to Invoke bash-pro - Professional scripting bash-defensive-patterns - Defensive patterns Actions Define script purpose Identify inputs/outputs Plan error handling Design logging strategy Document requirements Copy-Paste Prompts Use @bash-pro to design production-ready bash script Phase 2: Script Structure Skills to Invoke bash-pro - Script structure bash-defensive-patterns - Safety patterns Actions Add shebang and strict mode Create usage function Implement argument parsing Set up logging Add cleanup handlers Copy-Paste Prompts Use @bash-defensive-patterns to implement strict mode and error handling Phase 3: Core Implementation Skills to Invoke bash-linux - Linux commands linux-shell-scripting - Shell scripting Actions Implement main functions Add input validation Create helper functions Handle edge cases Add progress indicators Copy-Paste Prompts Use @bash-linux to implement system commands Phase 4: Error Handling Skills to Invoke bash-defensive-patterns - Error handling error-handling-patterns - Error patterns Actions Add trap handlers Implement retry logic Create error messages Set up exit codes Add rollback capability Copy-Paste Prompts Use @bash-defensive-patterns to add comprehensive error handling Phase 5: Logging Skills to Invoke bash-pro - Logging patterns Actions Create logging function Add log levels Implement timestamps Configure log rotation Add debug mode Copy-Paste Prompts Use @bash-pro to implement structured logging Phase 6: Testing Skills to Invoke bats-testing-patterns - Bats testing shellcheck-configuration - ShellCheck Actions Write Bats tests Run ShellCheck Test edge cases Verify error handling Test with different inputs Copy-Paste Prompts Use @bats-testing-patterns to write script tests Use @shellcheck-configuration to lint bash script Phase 7: Documentation Skills to Invoke documentation-templates - Documentation Actions Add script header Document functions Create usage examples List dependencies Add troubleshooting section Copy-Paste Prompts Use @documentation-templates to document bash script Script Template

!/usr/bin/env bash

set -euo pipefail readonly SCRIPT_NAME = $( basename " $0 " ) readonly SCRIPT_DIR = $( cd " $( dirname " $0 " ) " && pwd ) log ( ) { echo "[ $( date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' ) ] $ " ; } error ( ) { log "ERROR: $ "

&2 ; exit 1 ; } usage ( ) { cat << EOF Usage: $SCRIPT_NAME [OPTIONS] Options: -h, --help Show help -v, --verbose Verbose output EOF } main ( ) { log "Script started"

Implementation

log "Script completed" } main " $@ " Quality Gates ShellCheck passes Bats tests pass Error handling works Logging functional Documentation complete Related Workflow Bundles os-scripting - OS scripting linux-troubleshooting - Linux troubleshooting cloud-devops - DevOps automation