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bash tricks

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    yell() { echo "$0: $*" >&2; }
die() { yell "$*"; exit 111; }
try() { "$@" || die "cannot $*"; }
scriptdir() { (cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && cd .. && pwd) }