I like the notion of 'set -e' and at the same time I hate it. First, because it behaves inconsistently across shells/versions [1] and second, because it doesn'

I like the notion of 'set -e' and at the same time I hate it. First, because it behaves inconsistently across shells/versions [1] and second, because it doesn't always work as expected. For example, when you depend on the 'set -e' behavior in a function and call the function from within a condition, the 'set -e' has no effect at all. So you better don't count on 'set -e'. But don't expect me to follow my own advice, as not using 'set -e' isn't a good option either... [1] https://www.in-ulm.de/~mascheck/various/set-e/ https://www.in-ulm.de/~mascheck/various/set-e/