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Simple bash subcommands. Each subcommand is implemented as a function. For example, `sub_funcname` is called for `funcname` subcommand.
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#!/bin/sh | |
ProgName=$(basename $0) | |
sub_help(){ | |
echo "Usage: $ProgName <subcommand> [options]\n" | |
echo "Subcommands:" | |
echo " bar Do bar" | |
echo " baz Run baz" | |
echo "" | |
echo "For help with each subcommand run:" | |
echo "$ProgName <subcommand> -h|--help" | |
echo "" | |
} | |
sub_bar(){ | |
echo "Running 'bar' command." | |
} | |
sub_baz(){ | |
echo "Running 'baz' command." | |
echo "First arg is '$1'." | |
echo "Second arg is '$2'." | |
} | |
subcommand=$1 | |
case $subcommand in | |
"" | "-h" | "--help") | |
sub_help | |
;; | |
*) | |
shift | |
sub_${subcommand} $@ | |
if [ $? = 127 ]; then | |
echo "Error: '$subcommand' is not a known subcommand." >&2 | |
echo " Run '$ProgName --help' for a list of known subcommands." >&2 | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
;; | |
esac |
should list all subcommands under case
directly running subcommand without any checking may seem cute but definitely dangerous
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I made a thing based on this that I am using so I can create multiple base commands with sub commands without duplicating the logic code.
The idea is that you make a main file in path (~/bin) with the name of the command, then you define sub_* functions, then source the runsub file. That way, if I make more base commands with sub commands, they're organized by file and use the same logic code in runsub:
https://github.com/Stephen304/dotfiles/blob/master/bin/stephen304
https://github.com/Stephen304/dotfiles/blob/master/bin/lib/runsub