rrwo·4 anni fa·discussOne thing I try to do is retrieve information from the system instead of hardcoding it.For example, instead of USER=mail UID=8 use USER=mail UID=$(id -u $USER) It improves portability and removes potential sources of errors.Also note that this is something that should be done in any programming language, not just shell scripts.
rrwo·4 anni fa·discussI try to use the long-form of command-line switches in scripts, e.g. `cp --force` instead of `cp -f`.
For example, instead of
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It improves portability and removes potential sources of errors.
Also note that this is something that should be done in any programming language, not just shell scripts.