Master defensive Bash programming techniques for production-grade scripts. Use when writing robust shell scripts, CI/CD pipelines, or system utilities requiring fault tolerance and safety.
Install
npx skills add wshobson/agents --skill bash-defensive-patternsnpx skills add wshobson/agents --skill bash-defensive-patterns -a claude-code -gnpx skills add wshobson/agents --skill bash-defensive-patterns -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/wshobson/agents.git --path plugins/shell-scripting/skills/bash-defensive-patternsgh skill install wshobson/agents bash-defensive-patternsgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wshobson/agents /tmp/wshobson__agents
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/wshobson__agents/plugins/shell-scripting/skills/bash-defensive-patterns ~/.claude/skills/bash-defensive-patterns # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/wshobson__agents/plugins/shell-scripting/skills/bash-defensive-patterns ~/.agents/skills/bash-defensive-patterns # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode