Shell script common template

Question

Millions of developers write shell scripts to solve various types of tasks. I use shell scripts to simplify deployment, life-cycle management, installation or simply as a gl

Answer 1

This is the header of my script shell template (which can be found here: http://www.uxora.com/unix/shell-script/18-shell-script-template).

It is a man look alike which is used to by usage() to diplsay help as well.

#!/bin/ksh
#================================================================
# HEADER
#================================================================
#% SYNOPSIS
#+    ${SCRIPT_NAME} [-hv] [-o[file]] args ...
#%
#% DESCRIPTION
#%    This is a script template
#%    to start any good shell script.
#%
#% OPTIONS
#%    -o [file], --output=[file]    Set log file (default=/dev/null)
#%                                  use DEFAULT keyword to autoname file
#%                                  The default value is /dev/null.
#%    -t, --timelog                 Add timestamp to log ("+%y/%m/%d@%H:%M:%S")
#%    -x, --ignorelock              Ignore if lock file exists
#%    -h, --help                    Print this help
#%    -v, --version                 Print script information
#%
#% EXAMPLES
#%    ${SCRIPT_NAME} -o DEFAULT arg1 arg2
#%
#================================================================
#- IMPLEMENTATION
#-    version         ${SCRIPT_NAME} (www.uxora.com) 0.0.4
#-    author          Michel VONGVILAY
#-    copyright       Copyright (c) http://www.uxora.com
#-    license         GNU General Public License
#-    script_id       12345
#-
#================================================================
#  HISTORY
#     2015/03/01 : mvongvilay : Script creation
#     2015/04/01 : mvongvilay : Add long options and improvements
# 
#================================================================
#  DEBUG OPTION
#    set -n  # Uncomment to check your syntax, without execution.
#    set -x  # Uncomment to debug this shell script
#
#================================================================
# END_OF_HEADER
#================================================================

And here is the usage functions to go with:

  #== needed variables ==#
SCRIPT_HEADSIZE=$(head -200 ${0} |grep -n "^# END_OF_HEADER" | cut -f1 -d:)
SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename ${0})"

  #== usage functions ==#
usage() { printf "Usage: "; head -${SCRIPT_HEADSIZE:-99} ${0} | grep -e "^#+" | sed -e "s/^#+[ ]*//g" -e "s/\${SCRIPT_NAME}/${SCRIPT_NAME}/g" ; }
usagefull() { head -${SCRIPT_HEADSIZE:-99} ${0} | grep -e "^#[%+-]" | sed -e "s/^#[%+-]//g" -e "s/\${SCRIPT_NAME}/${SCRIPT_NAME}/g" ; }
scriptinfo() { head -${SCRIPT_HEADSIZE:-99} ${0} | grep -e "^#-" | sed -e "s/^#-//g" -e "s/\${SCRIPT_NAME}/${SCRIPT_NAME}/g"; }

Here is what you should obtain:

# Display help
$ ./template.sh --help

    SYNOPSIS
    template.sh [-hv] [-o[file]] args ...

    DESCRIPTION
    This is a script template
    to start any good shell script.

    OPTIONS
    -o [file], --output=[file]    Set log file (default=/dev/null)
                                  use DEFAULT keyword to autoname file
                                  The default value is /dev/null.
    -t, --timelog                 Add timestamp to log ("+%y/%m/%d@%H:%M:%S")
    -x, --ignorelock              Ignore if lock file exists
    -h, --help                    Print this help
    -v, --version                 Print script information

    EXAMPLES
    template.sh -o DEFAULT arg1 arg2

    IMPLEMENTATION
    version         template.sh (www.uxora.com) 0.0.4
    author          Michel VONGVILAY
    copyright       Copyright (c) http://www.uxora.com
    license         GNU General Public License
    script_id       12345

# Display version info
$ ./template.sh -v

    IMPLEMENTATION
    version         template.sh (www.uxora.com) 0.0.4
    author          Michel VONGVILAY
    copyright       Copyright (c) http://www.uxora.com
    license         GNU General Public License
    script_id       12345

You can get the full script template here: http://www.uxora.com/unix/shell-script/18-shell-script-template