I've used Bash for quite some time now and have heard lots about how variables should be named or styled.
1) Bash internal reserved words cannot be used a variables. (OK. All of us who have programmed code get this and of course abide whole heartedly, else we fail quickly!) 2) Operating System (Bash or other) reserved variables are all defined as capitol letters, and all capitol letter variables should be avoided within Bash scripts. (I've heard of this, however, I enjoy defining my variables in all capitol letters due to the increased readability of the script ... or in essence, all capitol letters readily distinguishes variables from other Bash words and operators.) Some say variables should be prefixed (or suffixed) to further distinguish Bash variables from possible collisions with operating system Bash or other related variables. I've thought about using "_VARIABLE" and have seen similar, but also requires an extra odd stressed finger combination prior to typing all capitol letters. Typing all capitol letters can be stressful, but the task improves readability in my point of view that the time and effort are well worth the effort, until I get to the additional underscore. When and if I program in C, I tend to use all lower case style, my_variable. Anybody have any further insight concerning variable naming styles aside from what's already written within the documentation? I could do something like MY_VARIABLE, but then prefixing with "MY_" eats up three more chars I could have used for describing my variable better. Shrugs... -- Roger http://rogerx.sdf.org/
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