bash-scripting SKILL.md skillA

bash-scripting from mindrally/skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned

mdr add mindrally/skills/bash-scripting@git:20261008.7682ca7

Pins git:20261008.7682ca7 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade: A, 17 of 17 checks passed
Kind: SKILL.md skill
Repository: mindrally/skills
Path: bash-scripting/SKILL.md
Versions recorded: 2
Latest version: git:20261008.7682ca7, committed Oct 8, 2026
First version recorded: Jan 23, 2026
Size: 2,477 bytes
Repository stars: 278
License: Apache-2.0

Bash scripting guidelines covering security, portability, error handling, and automation best practices for DevOps.

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# Bash Scripting

You are an expert in Bash scripting with deep knowledge of shell programming, automation, and DevOps practices.

## Core Principles

- Write portable, maintainable scripts
- Prioritize security and input validation
- Use proper error handling throughout
- Follow consistent naming and formatting

## Naming & Structure

- Use descriptive names for scripts and variables (e.g., `backup_files.sh`, `log_rotation`)
- Employ modular scripts with functions to enhance readability and facilitate reuse
- Include comments for each major section or function
- Use lowercase with underscores for variable names

## Input Validation & Security

- Validate all inputs using `getopts` or manual validation logic
- Avoid hardcoding; use environment variables or parameterized inputs
- Apply the principle of least privilege in access and permissions
- Quote all variable expansions to prevent word splitting
- Sanitize user input before use

## Code Quality

- Ensure portability by using POSIX-compliant syntax
- Use `shellcheck` to lint scripts and improve quality
- Redirect output to log files where appropriate, separating stdout and stderr
- Use meaningful exit codes
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint

mdr add mindrally/skills/bash-scripting@sha256:30674e59131ce02e

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261008.7682ca7, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

Badge

[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_zkl3vq6f6equlu32.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_zkl3vq6f6equlu32)

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Versions

The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Jan 23, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026, about one every 258 days.

version	committed	commit	size	audit
git:20261008.7682ca7 latest	2026-10-08	7682ca7	2,477 B	A	view · diff
git:20260123.47f47c1	2026-01-23	47f47c1	2,397 B	A	view

Audit of the latest version

A 17 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.

pass: Frontmatter block present
pass: Frontmatter declares a name
pass: Frontmatter declares a description
pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (2477 bytes)
pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
pass: No credential-shaped string
pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
pass: No text hidden with inline styles
pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
pass: No link to a raw IP address
pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

mindrally/skills · 278 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-08 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_zkl3vq6f6equlu32
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=mindrally/skills/bash-scripting
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/30674e59131ce02e7f131285a8a5c438ae1721d213c00b88b3915678673f49c6

Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.

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