Many Linux-based machines run Bash as their standard scripting engine, but some distributions, like Alpine and Debian, don't. Testing your script with other shells can help with portability.

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Semantics-driven static analysis could be used to improve the safety, correctness, and performance of Unix, Linux, and macOS shell scripts, researchers say. Credit: Ronin83 / Shutterstock ...