Bash Flag Conventions

#bash #conventions #shell #script

I've been thinking about bash / shell flag conventions a bunch lately. I was considering creating a list of commonly shared flags. If you're making a script and you want to create a flag, it could be confusing to use -v for --velociraptor, because it's more commonly used for version.

flag	description	examples
-C	Set's working path	git, npm
-h	Output help	git, mongo
--help	Output help	node, git
-v	Output version	node, ruby
--version	Output version	mongo, node, git
--dry-run	Detail's action	npm
-v	Verbose Output	bash
--verbose	Verbose Output	bash