On Sun, 22 Feb 2026, at 04:25, Luke Call wrote: > On 2026-02-21 11:47:40+0000, Crystal Kolipe <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Do not use 'set -e' here. Or anywhere. Not in this script nor in any other >> new script that you write. > > I'm surprised. Why is that?
Besides the fine details of set -e: why would you skip an opportunity to give the user direct, explicit, relevant feedback? Requiring the user to read and understand the script (vs reading documentation eg. manpages) to debug failures is unnecessarily user-hostile John
