https://blog.thetextsmith.com/tags/shell-script-development/ Recent content in Shell Script Development on Under the Anvil Hugo en-us Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:27:20 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/the-workshop/from-one-liners-to-utilities-when-should-a-shell-command-become-a-script/ Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:27:20 +0200 https://blog.thetextsmith.com/the-workshop/from-one-liners-to-utilities-when-should-a-shell-command-become-a-script/ In a previous post, I discussed handling personal frustration through building my own utility, and learning programming in the process. The question now is: at what point should a group of commands, ofen represented as one-liners, be turned into a script?