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Bootstrap: wrap script in main() to guard against partial curl | bash downloads

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Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
83/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
bash, shell
Domain
cli

Research direction

Read scripts/bootstrap.sh and the README's installer command to understand how the script is used. Wrap its executable body in main() and call main "$@" at the end; done means the downloaded script's logic runs only after the complete file has arrived.

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Description

future consideration packaging

Summary

The README recommends curl … bootstrap.sh | bash. scripts/bootstrap.sh runs its logic at top level, so a connection cut mid-download could execute a partial script.

Proposal

Wrap the executable body in a main() function and call main "$@" on the last line, so nothing runs unless the whole file has arrived. This is the standard pattern for pipe-to-shell installers.

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