How to install ShellCheck on FreeBSD - A shell script static analysis tool

To install ShellCheck, a popular open-source tool for checking the syntax and semantics of shell scripts, on FreeBSD, follow these steps:

1. Install the devel/hs-shellcheck package from the Ports Collection by running the following command:

sudo pkg install devel/hs-shellcheck

This will install ShellCheck and any dependencies required.

2. To verify that the installation was successful, run the following command:

shellcheck --version

This will display the version of ShellCheck that was installed.

3. To use ShellCheck, run the following command:

shellcheck script.sh

Replace script.sh with the name of the shell script you want to check.

ShellCheck will analyze the script and report any issues it finds. You can use the output to help identify and fix problems with your shell scripts.

That's it! ShellCheck is now installed on your FreeBSD system and ready to use.