Shell Script

Last modified: 28 June 2024

DataGrip provides coding assistance for shell script files: completion (including local paths), highlighting, textual rename refactoring, and more.

It also includes a special type of run/debug configurations for shell scripts.

DataGrip integrates with several external tools to enhance shell script support:

  • ShellCheck is a shell script static analysis tool that can detect syntax errors, semantic problems, corner cases, and typical pitfalls. DataGrip will prompt you to install it if it is not available.

  • Shfmt is an external formatter engine for shell scripts. DataGrip will suggest installing it when you reformat code of the shell script for the first time.

  • Explainshell is a website that can parse any shell command and provide help text for each argument. Access to it is available via an intention action: press and select Explain shell.