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Techniques I use to create a great user experience for shell scripts


6 Techniques I Use to Create a Great User Experience for Shell Scripts

To make the script's output more readable and user-friendly, I used ANSI color codes to highlight important information, warnings, and errors. This matches the output format of Bash's builtin set -x tracing, but gives the script author more granular control of what is printed. By implementing these techniques, I aimed to create a user-friendly, informative, and robust shell script that provides a great experience for users running and analyzing benchmarks.

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