Project: BashLib64

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• Project: BashLib64
  • 📌 Overview
  • 📦 Deployment
    • Minimum Requirements
    • Installation
  • 🚀 Usage
  • 🛠 Contributing
  • ⚠️ Disclaimer
  • 📜 License
  • 👤 Author

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📌 Overview

BashLib64 is a Bash library that provides a simple abstraction layer for developing multi-platform automation scripts.

Module	Purpose
bl64-api	Interact with RESTful APIs
bl64-ans	Interact with Ansible
bl64-arc	Manage archive files
bl64-aws	Interact with Amazon AWS
bl64-bsh	Interact with Bash shell
bl64-check	Check for conditions and report status
bl64-cnt	Interact with container engines
bl64-cryp	Cryptography tools
bl64-dbg	Show shell debugging information
bl64-fmt	Format text data
bl64-fs	Manage local filesystem
bl64-gcp	Interact with Google Cloud
bl64-hlm	Interact with Helm
bl64-iam	Manage OS identity and access service
bl64-k8s	Interact with Kubernetes
bl64-lib	Setup script run-time environment
bl64-log	Write messages to logs
bl64-mdb	Interact with MongoDB
bl64-msg	Display messages
bl64-os	Identify OS attributes and provide command aliases
bl64-pkg	Manage native OS packages
bl64-py	Interact with Python
bl64-rbac	Manage role based access service
bl64-rnd	Generate random data
bl64-rxtx	Transfer and Receive data over the network
bl64-tf	Interact with Terraform
bl64-time	Manage date-time data
bl64-txt	Manipulate text files content
bl64-ui	User Interface
bl64-vcs	Manage Version Control System
bl64-xsv	Manipulate CSV like text files

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📦 Deployment

Minimum Requirements

The library has been tested on the following operating systems:

• AlmaLinux: 8,9,10
• Alpine: 3.17,3.18,3.19,3.20,3.21,3.22
• AmazonLinux: 2023
• ArchLinux, CachyOS, Manjaro: 2025
• CentOS: 7,8,9,10
• Debian: 9,10,11,12,13
• Fedora: 33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43
• KaliLinux: 2024,2025
• MacOS (*): 12,13,14,15
• OracleLinux; 7,8,9,10
• RedHatEnterpriseLinux: 8,9,10
• RockyLinux: 8,9,10
• SuSELinuxEnterpriseServer: 15, 16
• Ubuntu: 18,20,21,22,23,24,25

Minimum Bash version: 4

Installation

Download the library to the project directory

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/automation64/bashlib64/main/bashlib64.bash

Or use the Installer64 tool to install it in /opt/bl64

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/automation64/installer64/main/src/bootstrap | sh

Or download the distributable package from GitHub releases:

• bashlib64-stand-alone.tgz: single library file (bashlib64.bash) with all modules.
• bashlib64-split.tgz: two library files: bashlib64-core.bash for main modules and bashlib64-opt.bash for remaining ones.
• bashlib64-modular.tgz: one file per module (bashlib64-module-*.bash)

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🚀 Usage

• Add the library loader to the target script:

source "<LIBRARY_LOCATION>/bashlib64.bash"

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🛠 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Help us improve by submitting issues, feature requests, or pull requests.

• Code of Conduct

⚠️ Disclaimer

This repository is provided "as is" without any warranties. The author is not responsible for any damages or issues arising from its use. Additionally, this project is not affiliated with or endorsed by any organization or entity. Use at your own risk.

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📜 License

Apache-2.0

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👤 Author

• SerDigital64

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