I had this problem, so I wrote a script. Then, I had 2 problems... - old saying Seriously, though, treating shell script as a prototyping tool can be really

I had this problem, so I wrote a script. Then, I had 2 problems... - old saying Seriously, though, treating shell script as a prototyping tool can be really powerful. Don't be afraid to rewrite it again as a 'proper' program if you have concerns about maintainability, etc.