Bash Utils

Copyright (C) 2020-2026, Christophe Calmejane

What is it?

Bash Utils is a collection of bash scripts designed to improve developers productivity.

Directly callable scripts

Scripts designed to be called directly from the command line.

fix_files.sh

Script to batch process files, correcting them (chmod, end of line, clang-format).

list_includes.sh

Script to list includes files to generate a PCH file.

update_copyright.sh

Script to update the copyright year of files.

Indirectly callbable scripts

Scripts designed to be called from another script.

notarize_binary.sh

Script to automate Apple Notarization process.

You can store your password in the keychain for easier process. You will first have to generate an app-specific password:

• Sign in to your Apple ID account page.
• In the Security section, click Generate Password below App-Specific Passwords.
• Follow the steps on your screen.
• Store the generate app-specific password in the keychain using this command
  • xcrun altool --store-password-in-keychain-item "AC_PASSWORD" -u "YourAppleID" -p "GeneratedPassword"

Usage: notarize_binary.sh <Binary Path> <User Name> <Password> <Notarization Bundle Identifier>

• <Binary Path> is the path to the binary you want to notarize. It should either be a zip, an application bundle, or a dmg
• <User Name> is YourAppleID
• <Password> is "@keychain:AC_PASSWORD"
• <Notarization Bundle Identifier> is any bundle identifier you want (might be different than the actual application)

gen_cmake.sh

Script to generate a CMake solution.

gen_install.sh

Script to generate a product installer.

load_config_file.sh

Script to load and parse a config file.

utils.sh

Set of useful bash functions.