10 Tips for Writing Efficient Bash Scripts
Feb 02, 2009, 07:04 (2 Talkback[s])
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"1. Avoid Full Paths to Bash Builtins
"Bash has many builtins that can be used instead of calling
external commands. You should leverage the builtin commands
whenever possible since it avoids calling a subcommand from the
system.
"Since Bash has builtins for some commands found in /bin and
/usr/bin (such as echo), avoid using the full path for these
commands and the builtin will be used."
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