Shell programming style -- a plea for better shell scripts

[Steven M. Kramer]

Matt's idea of putting SORT= ... at the beginning of a shell script is
excellent.  May I further that to makefiles.  If I want to use a test
utility, and that includes ANY program used in the makefile, I have
to rewrite tha makefile (and usually take a couple of times to undo
the quirks.  If I forget other types of files related to shell and make
files, I mean for these enchancements to go into them also.  An idea
whose time is come.

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