currently working with an existing set of bash scripts and i want to add some simple debugging functionality that makes it way easier to print the value of variables whenever i want.
rather than adding numerous "echo" lines, i whipped up some functions that allow one to just ask to "dump" a variable of any type, and it will do the right thing. i wrote it up here: https://crashcourse.ca/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=shell_dump_function where you can see how the bash dump() function has to first identify the type of variable to know how to properly dump it. cutting to the chase, is there a simpler way to do this? this seems to work, but i'm wondering if i'm missing something far simpler. thoughts? rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday ======================================================================== To unsubscribe send a blank message to [email protected] To get help send a blank message to [email protected] To visit the archives: https://lists.linux-ottawa.org
