shfmt
$ brew install shfmtShell formatting, bash style, and ci hygiene from the terminal.
- shfmt fits git & github well, especially for shell formatting, bash style, and ci hygiene from the terminal.
- 7,906 homebrew installs (30d).
- Easy to automate.
- Good fit for coding-agent workflows and repeatable scripts.
- Output is mostly text-first, so verify results before scripting around it.
Shfmt guide
Shell formatting, bash style, and ci hygiene from the terminal. Built by mvdan.
Open CLI packages the install path, verify step, and safe-start workflow so this tool can move from “interesting CLI” to something you can actually use. It also integrates with skills.sh so each CLI comes with the right companion skills, not just a binary and a docs link.
When to apply
- shell formatting, bash style, and ci hygiene from the terminal.
- You need productivity workflows in both local dev and CI.
- You need shell formatting.
- You need bash style.
- You need ci hygiene.
Quick reference
brew install shfmtshfmt --versionshfmt -w scriptsOpen CLI × skills.sh
Open CLI integrates shfmt with the right skills.sh companions so you get the tool and the workflow together.
Workflow Automation
Recommended pairingOpen CLI recommends this skills.sh skill because it fits productivity workflows. Turn repeated CLI sequences into cleaner, more reliable agent workflows.
$ npx skills add https://github.com/supercent-io/skills-template --skill workflow-automationUse shfmt together with the Workflow Automation skills.sh skill. Start with safe inspection commands, summarize what you find, and ask before any step with side effects.
Why this tool
- shfmt fits git & github well, especially for shell formatting, bash style, and ci hygiene from the terminal.
- 7,906 homebrew installs (30d).
- Easy to automate.
Watch-outs
- Output is mostly plain text.
Example workflow
1. shfmt -w scriptsSafe start
Install shfmt.
Run `shfmt --version` first.
Start with `shfmt -w scripts`.
Install the CLI and make sure it is on your PATH.