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Throw errors and/or don't consume next option when OPTARG missing

Open zbeekman opened this issue 8 years ago • 2 comments

$ LOG_LEVEL=7 /bin/bash -o pipefail -o nounset -o errexit ./main.sh -f -t
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [    debug] cli arg arg_f = () -> -t
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [     info] You are on OSX
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [    debug] Info useful to developers for debugging the application, not useful during operations.
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [     info] Normal operational messages - may be harvested for reporting, measuring throughput, etc. - no action required.
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [   notice] Events that are unusual but not error conditions - might be summarized in an email to developers or admins to spot potential problems - no immediate action required.
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [  warning] Warning messages, not an error, but indication that an error will occur if action is not taken, e.g. file system 85% full - each item must be resolved within a given time. This is a debug message
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [    error] Non-urgent failures, these should be relayed to developers or admins; each item must be resolved within a given time.
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [ critical] Should be corrected immediately, but indicates failure in a primary system, an example is a loss of a backup ISP connection.
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [    alert] Should be corrected immediately, therefore notify staff who can fix the problem. An example would be the loss of a primary ISP connection.
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [emergency] A "panic" condition usually affecting multiple apps/servers/sites. At this level it would usually notify all tech staff on call.
2016-02-16 16:27:12 UTC [     info] Cleaning up. Done

zbeekman avatar Feb 16 '16 16:02 zbeekman

perhaps this should be marked won't fix... I'll research what unix tools and similar do in this case

zbeekman avatar Mar 17 '16 04:03 zbeekman

Failing hard in this case seems like a good idea. At least when options are defined that is.

kvz avatar Mar 17 '16 10:03 kvz