shellcheck:tldr:07d1e

shellcheck: Display output in the specified format (defaults to `tty`).

shellcheck

$ shellcheck --format ${select} ${path-to-script-sh}

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This command uses the shellcheck tool to analyze a shell script file and format the output in a specific way. Let's break it down:

shellcheck: This is the actual command that invokes the shellcheck tool. Shellcheck is a static analysis tool for shell scripts that checks for common errors, vulnerabilities, and style issues.
--format: This flag specifies the format of the output generated by shellcheck.
${select}: This is a variable that represents the desired output format. The value of this variable would determine the format of the output.
${path-to-script-sh}: This is a variable that should be replaced with the actual path to the shell script file that you want to analyze using shellcheck. This variable represents the file you want to check for errors and style issues.

So, when you run this command, shellcheck will analyze the shell script file specified by ${path-to-script-sh} and format the output according to the value of ${select}. The output could be in various formats like plain, json, gcc, etc., depending on the value of ${select}.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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