I can't explain why, but I really like writing small tools in shell script.
Its so simple but so powerful.

And not so small ones too. 😁

@ethernetzero
Sure, that too.
The tool I'm currently writing has already more than 200 LOC and I'm not finished yet.

What kind of tools?

@Santaclauze
At the moment, I'm writing a Dotfile-Manager for Linux (maybe also Unix and MacOS, if the dependencies are fulfilled)

I think shell script should be more pupular, It's a actually pretty powerful and useful!

Have you tried stow for managing dotfiles? I know, the perl dependency is annoying, but most linux distros include it anyway.

Also, python your way out of bash if you don't want to be the only one being able to grok those scripts. Here's a nice video on the topic: https://youtu.be/Jd8ulMb6_ls

@karelian
Tried it but didn't like it.
"Dotpm" (name of my tool) is more like a Dotfile- and Configurations-Package-Manager.
It can not only be used for managing your DFs but also for autoconfiguring new systems.
Its also optimised for easy sharing of configurations, and its functionality can be extended nearly infinitely by just using executable files.

I'll also put it on Github till this evening, so you may take a look at it yourself, or try to break it.