Essential Bash

Checking the syntax of a script with -n

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The -n flag enables you to check the syntax of a script without having to execute it: 

~> $ bash -n testscript.sh
testscript.sh: line 128: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `"'
testscript.sh: line 130: syntax error: unexpected end of file
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