# Sharing Your Tool

A script someone else can use explains itself with --help and --version, comes with a README that says what it does and how to install it, an install script that puts it on their PATH, and a license that says what they may do with it, and GitHub is where people find it.

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- Category: Bash
- Level: Journeyman
- Tags: install-script, linux, open-source, readme, semantic-versioning, software-license, unix
- Updated: November 10, 2026

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/cheat-sheets/bash-sharing-your-tool-cheat-sheet