# The shell scripting trap

<https://arp242.net/weblog/shell-scripting-trap.html>

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- Saved: August 15, 2018 (2018-08-16T01:04:22Z)
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## What Jamie wrote

I disagree that all shell scripts are a problem. There is a point where there is too much complexity for `bash`, but I don't think the answer is to always write little programs. They have problems too, just different ones.

## Facts

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## Appears in

- [WT67: Weekly Thing #67 / Aug 18, 2018](https://weekly.thingelstad.com/archive/67/), Notable Links 📌

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