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+Shell scripts are the recommended choice for ZEDLETs that mostly call
+other utilities and do relatively little data manipulation.
+
+Shell scripts MUST work on both bash and dash.
+
+Shell scripts MUST run cleanly through ShellCheck:
+ http://www.shellcheck.net/
+
+General functions reside in "zed-functions.sh". Use them where applicable.
+
+Additional references that may be of use:
+
+ Google Shell Style Guide
+ https://google-styleguide.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/shell.xml
+
+ Dash as /bin/sh
+ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DashAsBinSh
+
+ Common shell script mistakes
+ http://www.pixelbeat.org/programming/shell_script_mistakes.html
+
+ Filenames and Pathnames in Shell: How to do it Correctly
+ http://www.dwheeler.com/essays/filenames-in-shell.html
+
+ Autoconf: Portable Shell Programming
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf.html#Portable-Shell
+
+Please BE CONSISTENT with the existing style, check for errors,
+minimize dependencies where possible, try to be portable,
+and comment anything non-obvious. Festina lente.