Development Standards & References

Command Line Standards

GNU Standards

• GNU Coding Standards
• GNU Program Behavior
• GNU Command Line Interfaces

POSIX Standards

• POSIX Utility Conventions
• POSIX Shell Command Language
• POSIX Utility Syntax Guidelines

Modern CLI Design

• Command Line Interface Guidelines (CLIG)
• 12 Factor CLI Apps
• Unix Command Line Interface Design

Shell Scripting

Style Guides

• Google Shell Style Guide
• Shell Script Best Practices
• Shell Script Security

Testing

• BATS Testing Framework
• ShellCheck
• Shell Script Unit Testing

Documentation

Documentation Standards

• Documentation System
• Google Documentation Guide
• Write the Docs

Markdown

• GitHub Markdown Guide
• Markdown Style Guide

Related Documentation

• Coding Standards
• Documentation Standards
• Implementation Guide