I would invite you to read the explainer for this script: https://elv.sh/learn/scripting-case-studies.html#jpg-to-png.elv https://elv.sh/learn/scripting-case-st

I would invite you to read the explainer for this script: https://elv.sh/learn/scripting-case-studies.html#jpg-to-png.elv https://elv.sh/learn/scripting-case-studies.html#jpg-to-png.... Maybe you're not as traumatized by the thousand small cuts when writing traditional shell scripts as I, and that's fair :) However, I'd also invite you to read the rest of the examples, which go into the deeper advantages. I'd also say that you don't have to "change my shell, have it deployed everywhere, and learn a new language" to start adopting Elvish! It's very easy to get Elvish (https://elv.sh/get/ https://elv.sh/get/), and you can start using it on one machine, or for one script without "switching" 100%. Think of it as another tool you can use alongside whatever shell you are using (I'd also refer you to the other comment I posted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40317203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40317203).