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		hawski on June 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Exit traps” can make your Bash scripts more robus... It is sad that trap interface is not reversed: `trap EXIT WHATEVER -- cmd args` But as it is common with bash interfaces crystalized before good practices became apparent.

1letterunixname on June 21, 2023 [–]

Stylistic bikeshedding.

3 keywords for normal, abnormal, and all exits would be semantically clear.

The best practice for a problematic language is to use something else.

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