Shell Scripting@programming.devEnglish · 1 year ago

do you use file extensions for your scripts?

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Shell Scripting@programming.devEnglish · 1 year ago

i’m pretty new to the shell scripting world and not sure, if i should give my scripts a .sh or .bash extension.

not sure what the pros and cons are.

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I usually add the .sh to the scripts in my ~/bin folder. Just so when I go to edit them I know if they are a script or a binary or whatever.

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