May 2017
Beginner
552 pages
28h 47m
English
Content preview from Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook - Third Edition
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Debugging the script
Debugging frequently takes longer than writing code. A feature every programming language should implement is to produce trace information when something unexpected happens. Debugging information can be read to understand what caused the program to behave in an unexpected fashion. Bash provides debugging options every developer should know. This recipe shows how to use these options.