# ruanyf/simple-bash-scripts

A collection of simple Bash scripts

Repository: https://github.com/ruanyf/simple-bash-scripts
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simple-bash-scripts
Language: Shell
License Family: other
Last push: 2025-01-15T13:55:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 33/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 1, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3825, "days_push": 595, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1935, forks 1077 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:56.998023+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of simple, standalone Bash scripts demonstrating common shell scripting tasks, from hello-world basics to system administration utilities. It serves as both a practical toolkit and a learning resource for shell scripting.

## Use cases
- learn bash scripting with simple examples
- find a script to check disk space or cpu usage
- backup a file to a remote server from the command line
- encrypt a file or folder with a password in bash
- check the weather from the terminal
- write an interactive menu script in bash
- convert text to lowercase from a file or stdin

## When to choose
- you are learning Bash and want small, readable example scripts
- you need quick standalone utilities for common sysadmin tasks
- you want copy-paste snippets for loops, menus, and file handling in shell

## When to avoid
- you need a robust, production-grade automation framework
- you require scripts with active maintenance, tests, or a software license
- you need cross-platform scripting beyond Unix-like shells

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, cli, workflow-automation, file-system, monitoring, backup, security, math
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: bash-scripts, shell-scripting, script-collection, sysadmin, beginner-friendly, examples, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ruanyf/simple-bash-scripts (main) score 33

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:56.998023+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:08:27.820677+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ruanyf/simple-bash-scripts (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:56.998023+00:00, sha fbbdf733d025)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.