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Re:Techniques I Use to Create a Great User Experience for Sh... by _def on Saturday September 14, 2024 @05:50AM (#41538680)
> This matches the output format of Bash's builtin set -x tracing, but gives the script author more granular control of what is printed.

I get and love the idea but I'd consider this implementation an anti-pattern. If the output mimics set -x but isn't doing what that is doing, it can mislead users of the script.

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Re:Techniques I Use to Create a Great User Experience for Sh... by delusional on Saturday September 14, 2024 @07:12AM (#41539007)
Even worse, it mimics it poorly, hardcoding the PS4 to the default.

The author could also consider trapping debug to maybe be selective while also making it a little more automatic.

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