How to improve script for redacting and copying a file
To improve a script for redacting and copying a file, you can follow these best practices and add useful features. Below is an example of a simple shell script that demonstrates some improvements: ```bash #!/bin/bash # Check for the correct number of arguments if [ "$#" -ne 3 ]; then echo "Usage: $0 input_file output_file redacted_text" exit 1 fi input_file="$1" output_file="$2" redacted_text="$3" # Check if the input file exists if [ ! -f "$input_file" ]; then echo "Input file does not exist." exit 1 fi # Redact and copy the file sed "s/$redacted_text/REDACTED/g" "$input_file" > "$output_file" # Check if the sed command was successful if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then echo "Error occurred while redacting the file." exit 1 fi echo "File redacted and copied to $output_file" ``` Improvements in this script include: 1. Argument Handling: The s