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# bash-helper
## bash-helper-script
A collection of helper functions to be used within your bash script.
### Download via git clone
```
git clone https://git.x-files.dk/bash/bash-helper.git
```
> **NOTE**
> The helper script should reside in the same directory as your main bash script.
### How to source the script within your main bash script.
```bash
#!/usr/bin/env bash
source "$(dirname "$0")/helper"
# main bash script goes below this line
```
### Guide and howto's examples can be found here.
Bash helper function howto [\[link\]](https://wiki.x-files.dk/doku.php?id=linux:bash_helper_howto)
### More guides
More guides can be found on [\[wiki.x-files.dk\]](https://wiki.x-files.dk)
### Last tested
August 20th 2025 on Ubuntu 24.04.

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#####################################################################
# First Created: 15082025 Author: Allan Desc:
# supplies multiple functions that can help in creating bash scripts.
#
# For documentation and examples please see this link.
#
# https://wiki.x-files.dk/doku.php?id=linux:bash_helper_howto
#
# Download from git use this link.
#
# https://git.x-files.dk/bash/bash-helper-script
#
#####################################################################
#
# Are we root if not die
#
must_be_root() {
local required="$1"
if [[ "$required" == "yes" ]]; then
if [[ $UID -ne 0 ]]; then
printf "\nThis script must be run as root or use sudo\n\n"
exit 1
fi
fi
}
#
# Are we in the right directory if not die
#
must_be_in_dir() {
local required_dir="$1"
if [[ "${PWD##*/}" != "$required_dir" ]]; then
printf "\nWrong directory! This script must be run from the directory '%s'\n\n" "$required_dir"
exit 1
fi
}
#
# Output x characters
#
line() { printf "%0.s$1" $(seq 1 $2); printf '\n'; }
#
# Checks if a service is running or not and react accordingly
#
#
# Service(s) must be running
#
must_be_running() {
local bad_services=()
for service in "$@"; do
if [[ "$(systemctl is-active "$service")" != "active" ]]; then
bad_services+=("$service")
fi
done
if (( ${#bad_services[@]} > 0 )); then
echo "The following service(s) appear not to be running, cannot continue..."
for svc in "${bad_services[@]}"; do
echo " - $svc"
done
exit 1
fi
}
#
# Service(s) must not be running
#
must_not_be_running() {
local bad_services=()
for service in "$@"; do
if [[ "$(systemctl is-active "$service")" == "active" ]]; then
bad_services+=("$service")
fi
done
if (( ${#bad_services[@]} > 0 )); then
echo "The following service(s) appear already to be running, cannot continue..."
for svc in "${bad_services[@]}"; do
echo " - $svc"
done
exit 1
fi
}
#
# Detect input mode: "flags" or "positional" this will detect whether $1 or getopts is beeing used.
#
detect_mode() {
for arg in "$@"; do
if [[ "$arg" == -* ]]; then
echo "flags"
return
fi
done
echo "positional"
}
#
# Print usage dynamically (adapts to mode)
#
usage() {
local mode
mode=$(detect_mode "$@")
printf "Usage: %s " "$0"
if [[ $mode == "flags" ]]; then
printf "[options]\n"
for flag in "${flags[@]}"; do
short="${flag%%:*}"
rest="${flag#*:}"
desc="${rest#*:}"
desc="${desc%%:*}"
printf " -%s %s\n" "$short" "$desc"
done
printf " -h Show help\n\n"
printf "Example:\n"
example="$0"
for flag in "${flags[@]}"; do
short="${flag%%:*}"
rest="${flag#*:}" # remove short
rest="${rest#*:}" # remove var
desc="${rest%%:*}" # description
rest="${rest#*:}"
sample="${rest%%:*}"
example+=" -$short ${sample:-$desc}"
done
printf "%s\n\n" "$example"
else
# positional usage
for flag in "${flags[@]}"; do
rest="${flag#*:}"
var="${rest%%:*}"
rest="${rest#*:}"
desc="${rest%%:*}"
rest="${rest#*:}"
sample="${rest%%:*}"
required="${flag##*:}"
if [[ "$required" == "true" ]]; then
printf "<%s> " "$desc"
else
printf "[%s] " "$desc"
fi
done
printf "\n\n"
printf "Example:\n"
example="$0"
for flag in "${flags[@]}"; do
rest="${flag#*:}" # remove short
rest="${rest#*:}" # remove var
desc="${rest%%:*}"
rest="${rest#*:}"
sample="${rest%%:*}"
example+=" ${sample:-$desc}"
done
printf "%s\n\n" "$example"
fi
}
#
# Validate required input (works in both modes)
#
validate_input() {
local mode
mode=$(detect_mode "$@")
local missing=false
local i=1
for flag in "${flags[@]}"; do
short="${flag%%:*}"
rest="${flag#*:}"
var="${rest%%:*}"
rest="${rest#*:}"
desc="${rest%%:*}"
rest="${rest#*:}"
sample="${rest%%:*}"
required="${flag##*:}"
value="${!var}"
if [[ -z "$value" && $mode == "positional" ]]; then
value="${!i}"
if [[ -n "$value" ]]; then
printf -v "$var" '%s' "$value"
fi
fi
if [[ "$required" == "true" && -z "${!var}" ]]; then
printf "Error! %s is empty.\n" "$desc"
missing=true
fi
((i++))
done
if [[ $missing == true ]]; then
printf "\n"
usage "$@"
exit 1
fi
}
#
# git clone if repo does not exist
#
git_clone_if_missing() {
local repo="$1"
local target_dir="$2"
local branch="${3:-main}"
[[ -d "$target_dir/.git" ]] && return
echo "Cloning repository $repo into $target_dir..."
git clone --quiet --branch "$branch" "$repo" "$target_dir"
}