https://github.com/benstigsen/shgen

tiny posix shell templating engine
https://github.com/benstigsen/shgen

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tiny posix shell templating engine

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/benstigsen/shgen
• Owner: benstigsen
• Created: 2024-11-03T01:02:06.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-23T00:13:09.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-06-04T06:58:12.753Z (7 months ago)
• Language: Shell
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• Size: 6.84 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: readme.md

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# shgen

tiny posix shell templating engine.

## example

**foo.shtml**

```html

$(cat './partials/header.html')

$([ 5 -lt 3 ] && echo 'true' || echo 'false')




$(loop "$(ls)" '
$index is $item

')



```


**./partials/header.html**

```html

  
shgen


```

run it like this: `shgen foo.shtml`

**output**

```html

  
shgen


false




0 is foo.shtml



1 is header.html





```


## usage

```sh

usage: shgen [FILE]

options:

  -h, --help    show this help message

examples:

  shgen template.txt      # process a file

  cat file.txt | shgen    # process from stdin

```

_**note:** only lines containing `$` will be evaluated.

use 'single quotes' for strings outside of $(command substitutions) or escape backticks and double quotes with backslash._