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Debugging bash scripts on command line is complicated.

Is there a good GUI based debugger available for debugging bash scripts?

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If you are a GNU Emacs user, you can use the emacs-package realgud.

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Download ShellEd eclipse plugin (update site didn't work for me) which allows editing bash scripts. Install this via Help -> Install new software -> Add -> Archive.

Download basheclipse and extract the contents to your eclipse plugins directory plugin.

Restart eclipse. Create a new Eclipse project BashTest.

Add a file myscript.sh to the project:

#! /bin/bash

. _DEBUG.sh

echo 'kshitiz'
echo 'This is a test'
x=1
y=3
z=3

Add _DEBUG.sh to your project (Its in the downloaded zip for basheclipse).

Go to Run -> Debug configurations and create a new configuration under Bash script category. Select myscript.sh.

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Then click Debug. Open Debug perspective.

Go to Window -> Preferences -> Shell script -> Interpreters and ensure that interpreter is /bin/bash. For me the default was /bin/dash.

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Set a breakpoint in the script. For some reason the right click menu does not show the option to set the breakpoint but Ctrl+Shift+B should work. enter image description here

Run the script Run -> Run as -> Run shell script. The breakpoint will hit but it won't be able to find your script source (wierd eh!). Just click Select Bash script and select myscript.sh.

Now you can step through the code and analyze the variables: enter image description here

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Just click Select Bash script and select myscript.sh what is it mean where to select?Is it Run > Rus As or Debug > Debug As?In my case break points are not hitting. –  Chandrayya G K Oct 22 '14 at 15:20

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