neofetch/CONTRIBUTING.md
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# How to Contribute
## Table of Contents
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* [ShellCheck](#shellcheck)
* [Coding Conventions](#coding-conventions)
* [No no's](#no-nos)
* [If Statements](#if-statements)
* [Case Statements](#case-statements)
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## ShellCheck
For your contribution to be accepted, your changes need to pass
ShellCheck.
Run ShellCheck with the following command:
```sh
# Why do we exclude numerous tests?
# See: https://github.com/dylanaraps/neofetch/wiki/Shellcheck-Exclusions
shellcheck neofetch -e SC1090,SC2009,SC2012,SC2016,SC2034,SC2128,SC2153,SC2154,SC2178,SC2010,SC1004,SC1091,SC1117
```
**Note**: If you have trouble installing ShellCheck. You can open a pull
request on the repo and our Travis.ci hook will run ShellCheck for you.
## Coding Conventions
- Indent 4 spaces.
- Use [snake_case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_case) for function
and variable names.
- Keep lines below `100` characters long.
- Use `[[ ]]` for tests.
## No no's
- Dont use `echo`.
- Use `printf "%s\n"`
- Dont use `bc`.
- Dont use `sed`.
- Use `bash`'s built-in [parameter expansion](http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/syntax/pe).
- Dont use `cat`.
- Use `bash`'s built-in syntax (`file="$(< /path/to/file.txt)")`).
- Dont use `grep "pattern" | awk '{ printf }'`.
- Use `awk '/pattern/ { printf }'`
## If Statements
If the test only has one command inside of it; use the compact test
syntax. Otherwise the normal `if`/`fi` is just fine.
```sh
# Bad
if [[ "$var" ]]; then
printf "%s\n" "$var"
fi
# Good
[[ "$var" ]] && printf "%s\n" "$var"
# Also good (Use this for longer lines).
[[ "$var" ]] && \
printf "%s\n" "$var"
```
## Case Statements
Case statements need to be formatted in a specific way.
```sh
# Good example (Notice the indentation).
case "$var" in
1) printf "%s\n" 1 ;;
2)
printf "%s\n" "1"
printf "%s\n" "2"
;;
*)
printf "%s\n" "1"
printf "%s\n" "2"
printf "%s\n" "3"
;;
esac
```