bash_skeleton.sh: My template for writing bash scripts

Among the scripts at LinuxCommand.org I found the "new_script" script which can be called to create a new script skeleton/template interactively. After using it for a while, I wrote my own skeleton, based on the output of new_script.

I like it and all my newer scripts are based on it. It has one nifty feature: If you do your editing with Emacs, it supports the "outline-minor-mode" which creates a menu for jumping to functions defined in your script. I created the following screenshot:



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