Bash Development Tools

Bash scripting environment with shellcheck linting, shfmt formatting, and language server support.

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Overview

Complete Bash development setup including shellcheck for static analysis and linting, shfmt for code formatting, and bash-language-server for IDE features like autocomplete and go-to-definition. Includes VS Code extensions for inline warnings and format-on-save.

Script ID:dev-bash

Script:install-dev-bash.sh

Website:https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/

System Packages

Package	Description
shellcheck	Static analysis / linting for shell scripts
shfmt	Shell script formatter

Node.js Packages (npm)

Package	Description
bash-language-server	Autocomplete, go-to-definition, hover docs

VS Code Extensions

Extension	Description
ShellCheck	Inline shellcheck warnings
shell-format	Format on save
Bash IDE	Language server integration

Installation

Install via the interactive menu:

dev-setup

Or install directly:

.devcontainer/additions/install-dev-bash.sh

Full installation options (click to expand)

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ID:           dev-bash
Name:         Bash Development Tools
Script version: 0.0.1
Category:     LANGUAGE_DEV, Development Tools
Description:  Adds shellcheck, shfmt, bash-language-server, and VS Code extensions for Bash development

Usage:

  Action:
      install-dev-bash.sh               # Install Bash development tools
      install-dev-bash.sh --uninstall   # Uninstall Bash development tools

  Info:
      install-dev-bash.sh --help        # Show help and usage information

System Packages (APT):
  - shellcheck
  - shfmt

Node.js Packages (NPM):
  - bash-language-server

VS Code Extensions:
  - ShellCheck (timonwong.shellcheck) - Inline shellcheck warnings
  - shell-format (foxundermoon.shell-format) - Format on save
  - Bash IDE (mads-hartmann.bash-ide-vscode) - Language server integration

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