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Shell Strict Mode

Bash strict-mode hello for shellcheck / highlighter tests.

Syntax highlighting Code parsing Editor testing

Preview — first 4 linessh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
echo "Hello, world!"

Specifications

Language: shell
Role: idiomatic sample
Line Endings: LF
Wave: G

What is a .sh file?

A shell script (.sh) is a plain-text program for a Unix shell such as bash — a sequence of commands with variables, conditionals, loops, functions, and pipelines. Scripts start with a shebang line (like #!/usr/bin/env bash) and are used for automation, builds, and system administration.

How to use this file

Use an example .sh file to test syntax highlighters, shell linters (ShellCheck), formatters (shfmt), and parser or language-detection tooling. It uses LF line endings so it runs correctly on Unix.

How to use this file for testing

“Shell Strict Mode” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Syntax highlighting, Code parsing, Editor testing. Idiomatic hello-world programs and realistic snippets across sixteen languages, exercising comments, string escapes, interpolation, numeric literals, and language keywords — for testing syntax highlighters, editor themes, and tree-sitter grammars.

Documented properties for this file: idiomatic sample · shell · LF. Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.

Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.

This is a short, known-correct source file. Run it through your syntax highlighter, linter, formatter, tree-sitter grammar, or parser, and open it in the in-browser editor to tweak and re-download. Each snippet exercises comments, string escapes, literals, and language keywords.