bash-exec

Checks if shell files are executable

Note: You can run git add --chmod=+x myfile.sh to make a file executable on Windows

bash-exec documentation

Version in MegaLinter: 5.2.15
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Configuration in MegaLinter

Enable bash-exec by adding BASH_EXEC in ENABLE_LINTERS variable
Disable bash-exec by adding BASH_EXEC in DISABLE_LINTERS variable

Variable	Description	Default value
ERROR_ON_MISSING_EXEC_BIT	If set to `false`, the `bash-exec` linter will report a warning if a shell script is not executable. If set to `true`, the `bash-exec` linter will report an error instead	`false`
BASH_EXEC_ARGUMENTS	User custom arguments to add in linter CLI call Ex: `-s --foo "bar"`
BASH_EXEC_FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE	Custom regex including filter Ex: `(src\\|lib)`	Include every file
BASH_EXEC_FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE	Custom regex excluding filter Ex: `(test\\|examples)`	Exclude no file
BASH_EXEC_CLI_LINT_MODE	Override default CLI lint mode - `file`: Calls the linter for each file - `project`: Call the linter from the root of the project	`file`
BASH_EXEC_FILE_EXTENSIONS	Allowed file extensions. `"*"` matches any extension, `""` matches empty extension. Empty list excludes all files Ex: `[".py", ""]`	`[".sh", ".bash", ".dash", ".ksh"]`
BASH_EXEC_FILE_NAMES_REGEX	File name regex filters. Regular expression list for filtering files by their base names using regex full match. Empty list includes all files Ex: `["Dockerfile(-.+)?", "Jenkinsfile"]`	Include every file
BASH_EXEC_PRE_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run before the linter	None
BASH_EXEC_POST_COMMANDS	List of bash commands to run after the linter	None
BASH_EXEC_UNSECURED_ENV_VARIABLES	List of env variables explicitly not filtered before calling BASH_EXEC and its pre/post commands	None
BASH_EXEC_DISABLE_ERRORS	Run linter but consider errors as warnings	`false`
BASH_EXEC_DISABLE_ERRORS_IF_LESS_THAN	Maximum number of errors allowed	`0`
BASH_EXEC_CLI_EXECUTABLE	Override CLI executable	`['bash-exec']`

MegaLinter Flavours

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ruby	Optimized for RUBY based projects	47
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swift	Optimized for SWIFT based projects	47
terraform	Optimized for TERRAFORM based projects	51

Behind the scenes

How are identified applicable files

File extensions: .sh, .bash, .dash, .ksh

How the linting is performed

bash-exec is called one time by identified file (file CLI lint mode)

Example calls

bash-exec myfile.sh

Help content

GNU bash, version 5.2.15(1)-release-(x86_64-alpine-linux-musl)
Usage:  bash [GNU long option] [option] ...
  bash [GNU long option] [option] script-file ...
GNU long options:
  --debug
  --debugger
  --dump-po-strings
  --dump-strings
  --help
  --init-file
  --login
  --noediting
  --noprofile
  --norc
  --posix
  --pretty-print
  --rcfile
  --restricted
  --verbose
  --version
Shell options:
  -ilrsD or -c command or -O shopt_option    (invocation only)
  -abefhkmnptuvxBCEHPT or -o option
Type `bash -c "help set"' for more information about shell options.
Type `bash -c help' for more information about shell builtin commands.
Use the `bashbug' command to report bugs.

bash home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/bash>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>

Installation on mega-linter Docker image

Dockerfile commands :

RUN printf '#!/bin/bash \\n\\nif [[ -x "$1" ]]; then exit 0; else echo "Error: File:[$1] is not executable"; exit 1; fi' > /usr/bin/bash-exec \
    && chmod +x /usr/bin/bash-exec