[GTALUG] Script to show HTTP(S) and TLS details for a website

William Park opengeometry at yahoo.ca
Sat Sep 14 20:42:39 EDT 2019


On Sat, Sep 14, 2019 at 10:02:46AM -0400, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
> | From: William Park via talk <talk at gtalug.org>
> 
> | Hmm, minor personal irritant about variable assigment:
> |     var=$(...)
> | is enough.  You don't need to do
> |     var="$(...)"
> 
> I think that getting quotes right in sh is hard.  I support the
> simplest rule that works:
> 
> Always double-quote a $ thing UNLESS it must not be quoted.
> 
> The case you point out may be quoted, so I would quote it.

Extra quotes distract your eyes, makes it difficult to read or spot a
bug.  It's like always carrying an opened umbrella (because you can),
when you should do it only when it rains.
-- 
William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>


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