Version 8.0 of SixArm Unix shell functions
Unix shell script kit with many utility functions, exit codes, color codes, assertion texting, and POSIX helpers. - SixArm/unix-shell-script-kit
Version 8.0 of SixArm Unix shell functions launched on August 21, 2021 with 9 votes, #1,407 of 2,953 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.
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