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Re:Why doesn't Bash's `set -e` do what I expected? on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:08PM (#33123224)
This is really interesting. The case pointed out in Ex.3 is pretty hilarious:

(from the bash manual)

              The ERR trap [same rules as set -e] is not executed if the
              failed command is part of the command list immediately following
              a  while  or until keyword, part of the test in an if statement,
              part of a command executed in a && or || list except the command
              following the final && or || [...]
There are a collection of hyperswarm bootstrap node IPs that can get the discovery process started for new peers.
I like cabal because I can read & write messages when I'm offline or there's no internet. It's also nice because I can start a private chat room for my friends without anyone needing to host and maintain any servers or infrastructure.
Right now it's desktop and terminal only, but there is a lot of interest in web and mobile clients.
Us cabal devs really like irc. Cabal was inspired in part by it. You might enjoy this explanatory zine:

https://substack.net/zine/cabal.html