And use the so-called "Bash unofficial strict mode", as described elsewhere. I prefer this summary of it, because the original includes stuff like changing IFS

And use the so-called "Bash unofficial strict mode", as described elsewhere. I prefer this summary of it, because the original includes stuff like changing IFS (the fields separators) which I agree with the Gist author to not include, because it is a Bad Idea to blindly suggest it universally. EDIT: This gist: https://gist.github.com/robin-a-meade/58d60124b88b60816e8349d1e3938615 https://gist.github.com/robin-a-meade/58d60124b88b60816e8349...