Debug

Functions to facilitate debugging scripts.

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debug::print_array()

Prints the content of array as key value pair for easier debugging. Pass the variable name of the array instead of value of the variable.

Arguments

  • $1 (string): variable name of the array.

Output on stdout

  • Formatted key value of array.

Example

array=(foo bar baz)
printf "Array\n"
printarr "array"
declare -A assoc_array
assoc_array=([foo]=bar [baz]=foobar)
printf "Assoc Array\n"
printarr "assoc_array"
#Output
Array
0 = foo
1 = bar
2 = baz
Assoc Array
baz = foobar
foo = bar

debug::print_ansi()

Function to print ansi escape sequence as is. This function helps debug ansi escape sequence in text by displaying the escape codes.

Arguments

  • $1 (string): input with ansi escape sequence.

Output on stdout

  • Ansi escape sequence printed in output as is.

Example

txt="$(tput bold)$(tput setaf 9)This is bold red text$(tput sgr0).$(tput setaf 10)This is green text$(tput sgr0)"
debug::print_ansi "$txt"
#Output
\e[1m\e[91mThis is bold red text\e(B\e[m.\e[92mThis is green text\e(B\e[m