Debugging bash scripts

<yambe:breadcrumb>Shell_scripting|Shell scripting</yambe:breadcrumb>

Debugging shell scripts

Shell scripts can be debugged by calling them with -x and -v arguments such as:

bash -x a.sh

where:

-x

causes shell to print the commands being executed

-v

causes various input values to be printed as well

Refer to man bash and look for 'set' for more details