Agent skill

Bash Script Template

by majiayu000 in majiayu000/claude-skill-registry

Generate bash script templates with best practices including error handling, argument parsing, logging, and portability considerations.

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Install Bash Script Template

skills CLI

$ npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill bash-script-template -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install majiayu000/claude-skill-registry bash-script-template --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bash/bash-script-template .claude/skills/bash-script-template && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "bash-script-template" agent skill from https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/bash/bash-script-template into .claude/skills/bash-script-template/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bash-script-template", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/bash/bash-script-template

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill bash-script-template -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install majiayu000/claude-skill-registry bash-script-template --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bash/bash-script-template .agents/skills/bash-script-template && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "bash-script-template" agent skill from https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/bash/bash-script-template into .agents/skills/bash-script-template/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bash-script-template", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill bash-script-template -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install majiayu000/claude-skill-registry bash-script-template --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bash/bash-script-template .cursor/skills/bash-script-template && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "bash-script-template" agent skill from https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/bash/bash-script-template into .cursor/skills/bash-script-template/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bash-script-template", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry.git --path skills/bash/bash-script-template

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill bash-script-template -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install majiayu000/claude-skill-registry bash-script-template --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bash/bash-script-template .gemini/skills/bash-script-template && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "bash-script-template" agent skill from https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/bash/bash-script-template into .gemini/skills/bash-script-template/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bash-script-template", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install majiayu000/claude-skill-registry bash-script-template

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill bash-script-template -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bash/bash-script-template .github/skills/bash-script-template && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "bash-script-template" agent skill from https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/bash/bash-script-template into .github/skills/bash-script-template/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bash-script-template", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill bash-script-template -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install majiayu000/claude-skill-registry bash-script-template --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/bash/bash-script-template .opencode/skills/bash-script-template && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "bash-script-template" agent skill from https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/bash/bash-script-template into .opencode/skills/bash-script-template/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "bash-script-template", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: bash-script-template
GitHub stars: 666
Used in: 1 other repo
Token cost: ~983 tokens
SKILL.md length: 98 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 1,273
Repo updated: Oct 7, 2026
First seen: Oct 8, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Generate bash script templates with best practices including error handling, argument parsing, logging, and portability considerations.

Tasks that involve Shell scripting
SKILL.md covers Capabilities, Usage, Inputs and Generated Template, plus 1 more section
Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Bash Script Template is an agent skill from majiayu000/claude-skill-registry. Generate bash script templates with best practices including error handling, argument parsing, logging, and portability considerations.

Its SKILL.md is about 980 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `metadata.json`).

It sits in Development, covering Shell scripting. It works with Bash. The repository describes itself as: Searchable Claude Code skills catalog with source-linked guides and generated registry artifacts. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Shell scripting

Example prompts

“/bash-script-template”

Requirements

Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2d14a69. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:
- Read
- Write
- Edit
- Bash
- Glob
- Grep
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Bash Script Template loads about 983 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 98 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~39
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~983

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
```
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep
```

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from majiayu000/claude-skill-registry at commit 2d14a69, republished under its MIT licence (© majiayu000). 98 words, ~983 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/bash-script-template/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: bash-script-template
description: Generate bash script templates with best practices including error handling, argument parsing, logging, and portability considerations.
allowed-tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep

Bash Script Template

Generate bash script templates with best practices.

Capabilities

Generate robust bash script templates
Set up proper error handling
Implement argument parsing with getopts
Create logging utilities
Configure strict mode settings
Generate reusable function libraries

Usage

Invoke this skill when you need to:

Create new bash scripts with best practices
Set up proper error handling patterns
Implement argument parsing
Create portable shell scripts

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
scriptName	string	Yes	Script name
description	string	Yes	Script description
arguments	array	No	Script arguments
functions	array	No	Functions to include

Generated Template

bash

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# <scriptName> - <description>
#
# Usage: <scriptName> [options] <arguments>
#

set -euo pipefail
IFS=$'\n\t'

# Script directory
readonly SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
readonly SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"

# Colors (if terminal supports)
if [[ -t 1 ]]; then
    readonly RED='\033[0;31m'
    readonly GREEN='\033[0;32m'
    readonly YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
    readonly BLUE='\033[0;34m'
    readonly NC='\033[0m'
else
    readonly RED='' GREEN='' YELLOW='' BLUE='' NC=''
fi

# Logging functions
log_info() { echo -e "${BLUE}[INFO]${NC} $*"; }
log_success() { echo -e "${GREEN}[OK]${NC} $*"; }
log_warn() { echo -e "${YELLOW}[WARN]${NC} $*" >&2; }
log_error() { echo -e "${RED}[ERROR]${NC} $*" >&2; }
die() { log_error "$*"; exit 1; }

# Cleanup on exit
cleanup() {
    # Add cleanup tasks here
    :
}
trap cleanup EXIT

# Usage
usage() {
    cat <<EOF
Usage: ${SCRIPT_NAME} [options] <argument>

<description>

Options:
    -h, --help      Show this help message
    -v, --verbose   Enable verbose output
    -d, --dry-run   Show what would be done
    -f, --force     Force operation
    -o, --output    Output file path

Arguments:
    argument        Required argument description

Examples:
    ${SCRIPT_NAME} -v input.txt
    ${SCRIPT_NAME} --output result.txt input.txt
EOF
}

# Parse arguments
parse_args() {
    local OPTIND opt
    while getopts ":hvdfo:-:" opt; do
        case "${opt}" in
            h) usage; exit 0 ;;
            v) VERBOSE=true ;;
            d) DRY_RUN=true ;;
            f) FORCE=true ;;
            o) OUTPUT="${OPTARG}" ;;
            -)
                case "${OPTARG}" in
                    help) usage; exit 0 ;;
                    verbose) VERBOSE=true ;;
                    dry-run) DRY_RUN=true ;;
                    force) FORCE=true ;;
                    output=*) OUTPUT="${OPTARG#*=}" ;;
                    *) die "Unknown option: --${OPTARG}" ;;
                esac
                ;;
            :) die "Option -${OPTARG} requires an argument" ;;
            ?) die "Unknown option: -${OPTARG}" ;;
        esac
    done
    shift $((OPTIND - 1))

    # Required arguments
    if [[ $# -lt 1 ]]; then
        usage
        die "Missing required argument"
    fi

    ARGUMENT="$1"
}

# Defaults
VERBOSE=${VERBOSE:-false}
DRY_RUN=${DRY_RUN:-false}
FORCE=${FORCE:-false}
OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-}

# Main function
main() {
    parse_args "$@"

    if [[ "${VERBOSE}" == true ]]; then
        log_info "Verbose mode enabled"
    fi

    if [[ "${DRY_RUN}" == true ]]; then
        log_warn "Dry run mode - no changes will be made"
    fi

    log_info "Processing: ${ARGUMENT}"

    # Main logic here

    log_success "Done!"
}

main "$@"

Target Processes

shell-script-development
cross-platform-cli-compatibility
cli-application-bootstrap

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/bash/bash-script-template of majiayu000/claude-skill-registry.

SKILL.md
metadata.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2d14a69

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, which our catalogue first saw on October 8, 2026.

a5c-ai/babysitterlibrary/specializations/cli-mcp-development/skills/bash-script-template

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Questions about Bash Script Template

What does Bash Script Template do?

Generate bash script templates with best practices including error handling, argument parsing, logging, and portability considerations. Bash Script Template is an agent skill from majiayu000/claude-skill-registry. Generate bash script templates with best practices including error handling, argument parsing, logging, and portability considerations.

When should I use Bash Script Template?

Bash Script Template fits situations like: tasks that involve Shell scripting.

How do I install Bash Script Template in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill bash-script-template -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/bash/bash-script-template in majiayu000/claude-skill-registry) into .claude/skills/bash-script-template in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Bash Script Template in Codex?

Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill bash-script-template -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/bash/bash-script-template in majiayu000/claude-skill-registry) into .agents/skills/bash-script-template in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Bash Script Template in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill bash-script-template -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/bash-script-template, .gemini/skills/bash-script-template, .github/skills/bash-script-template and .opencode/skills/bash-script-template in your project.

What does Bash Script Template need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Bash Script Template is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep.

Does Bash Script Template access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Bash Script Template safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Bash Script Template use?

Bash Script Template is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Bash Script Template use?

About 983 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Bash Script Template?

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Who maintains Bash Script Template?

majiayu000 (a GitHub user) maintains it in majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, which has 666 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,273 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: majiayu000/claude-skill-registry on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Bash Script Template

Install Bash Script Template

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Bash Script Template

Capabilities

Usage

Inputs

Generated Template

Target Processes

Files

Used in 1 other repository

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Install Bash Script Template

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

Bash Script Template

Capabilities

Usage

Inputs

Generated Template

Target Processes

Files

Used in 1 other repository

Compare with similar skills

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