Relying on errexit to save one from disaster is also often fatal, except for surpassingly simple scripts. While inside of many different kinds of control struc

Relying on errexit to save one from disaster is also often fatal, except for surpassingly simple scripts. While inside of many different kinds of control structures, the errexit is disabled, and usually just provides a false sense of security. For someone who knows errexit can't be trusted, and codes defensively anyway, it's fine.