Awesome-omni-skills linux-shell-scripting
Linux Production Shell Scripts workflow skill. Use this skill when the user needs Provide production-ready shell script templates for common Linux system administration tasks including backups, monitoring, user management, log analysis, and automation. These scripts serve as building blocks for security operations and penetration testing environments and the operator should preserve the upstream workflow, copied support files, and provenance before merging or handing off.
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skills/linux-shell-scripting/SKILL.mdLinux Production Shell Scripts
Overview
This public intake copy packages
plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills-claude/skills/linux-shell-scripting from https://github.com/sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills into the native Omni Skills editorial shape without hiding its origin.
Use it when the operator needs the upstream workflow, support files, and repository context to stay intact while the public validator and private enhancer continue their normal downstream flow.
This intake keeps the copied upstream files intact and uses
metadata.json plus ORIGIN.md as the provenance anchor for review.
Linux Production Shell Scripts
Imported source sections that did not map cleanly to the public headings are still preserved below or in the support files. Notable imported sections: Purpose, Prerequisites, Outputs and Deliverables, Constraints and Limitations.
When to Use This Skill
Use this section as the trigger filter. It should make the activation boundary explicit before the operator loads files, runs commands, or opens a pull request.
- This skill is applicable to execute the workflow or actions described in the overview.
- Use when the request clearly matches the imported source intent: Provide production-ready shell script templates for common Linux system administration tasks including backups, monitoring, user management, log analysis, and automation. These scripts serve as building blocks for....
- Use when the operator should preserve upstream workflow detail instead of rewriting the process from scratch.
- Use when provenance needs to stay visible in the answer, PR, or review packet.
- Use when copied upstream references, examples, or scripts materially improve the answer.
- Use when the workflow should remain reviewable in the public intake repo before the private enhancer takes over.
Operating Table
| Situation | Start here | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| First-time use | | Confirms repository, branch, commit, and imported path before touching the copied workflow |
| Provenance review | | Gives reviewers a plain-language audit trail for the imported source |
| Workflow execution | | Starts with the smallest copied file that materially changes execution |
| Supporting context | | Adds the next most relevant copied source file without loading the entire package |
| Handoff decision | | Helps the operator switch to a stronger native skill when the task drifts |
Workflow
This workflow is intentionally editorial and operational at the same time. It keeps the imported source useful to the operator while still satisfying the public intake standards that feed the downstream enhancer flow.
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Phase 1: File Backup Scripts Basic Directory Backup bash #!/bin/bash backupdir="/path/to/backup" sourcedir="/path/to/source" # Create a timestamped backup of the source directory tar -czf "$backupdir/backup$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).tar.gz" "$sourcedir" echo "Backup completed: backup$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S).tar.gz" Remote Server Backup bash #!/bin/bash sourcedir="/path/to/source" remoteserver="user@remoteserver:/path/to/backup" # Backup files/directories to a remote server using rsync rsync -avz --progress "$sourcedir" "$remoteserver" echo "Files backed up to remote server." Backup Rotation Script bash #!/bin/bash backupdir="/path/to/backups" maxbackups=5 # Rotate backups by deleting the oldest if more than maxbackups while [ $(ls -1 "$backupdir" | wc -l) -gt "$maxbackups" ]; do oldestbackup=$(ls -1t "$backupdir" | tail -n 1) rm -r "$backupdir/$oldestbackup" echo "Removed old backup: $oldestbackup" done echo "Backup rotation completed." Database Backup Script bash #!/bin/bash databasename="yourdatabase" dbuser="username" dbpass="password" outputfile="databasebackup$(date +%Y%m%d).sql" # Perform database backup using mysqldump mysqldump -u "$dbuser" -p"$dbpass" "$databasename" > "$outputfile" gzip "$outputfile" echo "Database backup created: $outputfile.gz" ### Phase 2: System Monitoring Scripts CPU Usage Monitor bash #!/bin/bash threshold=90 # Monitor CPU usage and trigger alert if threshold exceeded cpuusage=$(top -bn1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d.
- -f1) if [ "$cpuusage" -gt "$threshold" ]; then echo "ALERT: High CPU usage detected: $cpuusage%" # Add notification logic (email, slack, etc.) # mail -s "CPU Alert" admin@example.com <<< "CPU usage: $cpuusage%" fi Disk Space Monitor bash #!/bin/bash threshold=90 partition="/dev/sda1" # Monitor disk usage and trigger alert if threshold exceeded diskusage=$(df -h | grep "$partition" | awk '{print $5}' | cut -d% -f1) if [ "$diskusage" -gt "$threshold" ]; then echo "ALERT: High disk usage detected: $diskusage%" # Add alert/notification logic here fi CPU Usage Logger bash #!/bin/bash outputfile="cpuusagelog.txt" # Log current CPU usage to a file with timestamp timestamp=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') cpuusage=$(top -bn1 | grep 'Cpu(s)' | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d.
- -f1) echo "$timestamp - CPU Usage: $cpuusage%" >> "$outputfile" echo "CPU usage logged." System Health Check bash #!/bin/bash outputfile="systemhealthcheck.txt" # Perform system health check and save results to a file { echo "System Health Check - $(date)" echo "================================" echo "" echo "Uptime:" uptime echo "" echo "Load Average:" cat /proc/loadavg echo "" echo "Memory Usage:" free -h echo "" echo "Disk Usage:" df -h echo "" echo "Top Processes:" ps aux --sort=-%cpu | head -10 } > "$outputfile" echo "System health check saved to $outputfile" ### Phase 3: User Management Scripts User Account Creation bash #!/bin/bash username="newuser" # Check if user exists; if not, create new user if id "$username" &>/dev/null; then echo "User $username already exists." else useradd -m -s /bin/bash "$username" echo "User $username created." # Set password interactively passwd "$username" fi Password Expiry Checker bash #!/bin/bash outputfile="passwordexpiryreport.txt" # Check password expiry for users with bash shell echo "Password Expiry Report - $(date)" > "$outputfile" echo "=================================" >> "$outputfile" IFS=$'\n' for user in $(grep "/bin/bash" /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f1); do passwordexpires=$(chage -l "$user" 2>/dev/null | grep "Password expires" | awk -F: '{print $2}') echo "User: $user - Password Expires: $passwordexpires" >> "$outputfile" done unset IFS echo "Password expiry report saved to $outputfile" ### Phase 4: Security Scripts Password Generator bash #!/bin/bash length=${1:-16} # Generate a random password password=$(openssl rand -base64 48 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9!@#$%^&' | head -c"$length") echo "Generated password: $password" File Encryption Script bash #!/bin/bash file="$1" action="${2:-encrypt}" if [ -z "$file" ]; then echo "Usage: $0 <file> [encrypt|decrypt]" exit 1 fi if [ "$action" == "encrypt" ]; then # Encrypt file using AES-256-CBC openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -pbkdf2 -in "$file" -out "$file.enc" echo "File encrypted: $file.enc" elif [ "$action" == "decrypt" ]; then # Decrypt file outputfile="${file%.enc}" openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -pbkdf2 -in "$file" -out "$outputfile" echo "File decrypted: $outputfile" fi ### Phase 5: Log Analysis Scripts Error Log Extractor bash #!/bin/bash logfile="${1:-/var/log/syslog}" outputfile="errorlog$(date +%Y%m%d).txt" # Extract lines with "ERROR" from the log file grep -i "error|fail|critical" "$logfile" > "$outputfile" echo "Error log created: $outputfile" echo "Total errors found: $(wc -l < "$outputfile")" Web Server Log Analyzer bash #!/bin/bash logfile="${1:-/var/log/apache2/access.log}" echo "Web Server Log Analysis" echo "========================" echo "" echo "Top 10 IP Addresses:" awk '{print $1}' "$logfile" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10 echo "" echo "Top 10 Requested URLs:" awk '{print $7}' "$logfile" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10 echo "" echo "HTTP Status Code Distribution:" awk '{print $9}' "$logfile" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn ### Phase 6: Network Scripts Network Connectivity Checker bash #!/bin/bash hosts=("8.8.8.8" "1.1.1.1" "google.com") echo "Network Connectivity Check" echo "==========================" for host in "${hosts[@]}"; do if ping -c 1 -W 2 "$host" &>/dev/null; then echo "[UP] $host is reachable" else echo "[DOWN] $host is unreachable" fi done Website Uptime Checker bash #!/bin/bash websites=("https://google.com" "https://github.com") logfile="uptimelog.txt" echo "Website Uptime Check - $(date)" >> "$logfile" for website in "${websites[@]}"; do if curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail --max-time 10 "$website"; then echo "[UP] $website is accessible" | tee -a "$logfile" else echo "[DOWN] $website is inaccessible" | tee -a "$logfile" fi done Network Interface Info bash #!/bin/bash interface="${1:-eth0}" echo "Network Interface Information: $interface" echo "=========================================" ip addr show "$interface" 2>/dev/null || ifconfig "$interface" 2>/dev/null echo "" echo "Routing Table:" ip route | grep "$interface" ### Phase 7: Automation Scripts Automated Package Installation bash #!/bin/bash packages=("vim" "htop" "curl" "wget" "git") echo "Installing packages..." for package in "${packages[@]}"; do if dpkg -l | grep -q "^ii $package"; then echo "[SKIP] $package is already installed" else sudo apt-get install -y "$package" echo "[INSTALLED] $package" fi done echo "Package installation completed." Task Scheduler (Cron Setup) bash #!/bin/bash scheduledtask="/path/to/yourscript.sh" scheduletime="0 2 " # Run at 2 AM daily # Add task to crontab (crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo "$scheduletime $scheduledtask") | crontab - echo "Task scheduled: $scheduletime $scheduledtask" Service Restart Script bash #!/bin/bash servicename="${1:-apache2}" # Restart a specified service if systemctl is-active --quiet "$servicename"; then echo "Restarting $servicename..." sudo systemctl restart "$servicename" echo "Service $servicename restarted." else echo "Service $servicename is not running.
- Starting..." sudo systemctl start "$servicename" echo "Service $servicename started." fi ### Phase 8: File Operations Directory Synchronization bash #!/bin/bash sourcedir="/path/to/source" destinationdir="/path/to/destination" # Synchronize directories using rsync rsync -avz --delete "$sourcedir/" "$destinationdir/" echo "Directories synchronized successfully." Data Cleanup Script bash #!/bin/bash directory="${1:-/tmp}" days="${2:-7}" echo "Cleaning files older than $days days in $directory" # Remove files older than specified days find "$directory" -type f -mtime +"$days" -exec rm -v {} ; echo "Cleanup completed." Folder Size Checker bash #!/bin/bash folderpath="${1:-.}" echo "Folder Size Analysis: $folderpath" echo "====================================" # Display sizes of subdirectories sorted by size du -sh "$folderpath"/* 2>/dev/null | sort -rh | head -20 echo "" echo "Total size:" du -sh "$folderpath" ### Phase 9: System Information System Info Collector bash #!/bin/bash outputfile="systeminfo$(hostname)$(date +%Y%m%d).txt" { echo "System Information Report" echo "Generated: $(date)" echo "=========================" echo "" echo "Hostname: $(hostname)" echo "OS: $(uname -a)" echo "" echo "CPU Info:" lscpu | grep -E "Model name|CPU(s)|Thread" echo "" echo "Memory:" free -h echo "" echo "Disk Space:" df -h echo "" echo "Network Interfaces:" ip -br addr echo "" echo "Logged In Users:" who } > "$outputfile" echo "System info saved to $outputfile" ### Phase 10: Git and Development Git Repository Updater bash #!/bin/bash gitrepos=("/path/to/repo1" "/path/to/repo2") for repo in "${gitrepos[@]}"; do if [ -d "$repo/.git" ]; then echo "Updating repository: $repo" cd "$repo" git fetch --all git pull origin "$(git branch --show-current)" echo "Updated: $repo" else echo "Not a git repository: $repo" fi done echo "All repositories updated." Remote Script Execution bash #!/bin/bash remoteserver="${1:-user@remote-server}" remotescript="${2:-/path/to/remote/script.sh}" # Execute a script on a remote server via SSH ssh "$remoteserver" "bash -s" < "$remotescript" echo "Remote script executed on $remoteserver" ``
- Confirm the user goal, the scope of the imported workflow, and whether this skill is still the right router for the task.
- Read the overview and provenance files before loading any copied upstream support files.
- Load only the references, examples, prompts, or scripts that materially change the outcome for the current request.
Imported Workflow Notes
Imported: Core Workflow
Phase 1: File Backup Scripts
Basic Directory Backup
#!/bin/bash backup_dir="/path/to/backup" source_dir="/path/to/source" # Create a timestamped backup of the source directory tar -czf "$backup_dir/backup_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).tar.gz" "$source_dir" echo "Backup completed: backup_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).tar.gz"
Remote Server Backup
#!/bin/bash source_dir="/path/to/source" remote_server="user@remoteserver:/path/to/backup" # Backup files/directories to a remote server using rsync rsync -avz --progress "$source_dir" "$remote_server" echo "Files backed up to remote server."
Backup Rotation Script
#!/bin/bash backup_dir="/path/to/backups" max_backups=5 # Rotate backups by deleting the oldest if more than max_backups while [ $(ls -1 "$backup_dir" | wc -l) -gt "$max_backups" ]; do oldest_backup=$(ls -1t "$backup_dir" | tail -n 1) rm -r "$backup_dir/$oldest_backup" echo "Removed old backup: $oldest_backup" done echo "Backup rotation completed."
Database Backup Script
#!/bin/bash database_name="your_database" db_user="username" db_pass="password" output_file="database_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d).sql" # Perform database backup using mysqldump mysqldump -u "$db_user" -p"$db_pass" "$database_name" > "$output_file" gzip "$output_file" echo "Database backup created: $output_file.gz"
Phase 2: System Monitoring Scripts
CPU Usage Monitor
#!/bin/bash threshold=90 # Monitor CPU usage and trigger alert if threshold exceeded cpu_usage=$(top -bn1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d. -f1) if [ "$cpu_usage" -gt "$threshold" ]; then echo "ALERT: High CPU usage detected: $cpu_usage%" # Add notification logic (email, slack, etc.) # mail -s "CPU Alert" admin@example.com <<< "CPU usage: $cpu_usage%" fi
Disk Space Monitor
#!/bin/bash threshold=90 partition="/dev/sda1" # Monitor disk usage and trigger alert if threshold exceeded disk_usage=$(df -h | grep "$partition" | awk '{print $5}' | cut -d% -f1) if [ "$disk_usage" -gt "$threshold" ]; then echo "ALERT: High disk usage detected: $disk_usage%" # Add alert/notification logic here fi
CPU Usage Logger
#!/bin/bash output_file="cpu_usage_log.txt" # Log current CPU usage to a file with timestamp timestamp=$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') cpu_usage=$(top -bn1 | grep 'Cpu(s)' | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d. -f1) echo "$timestamp - CPU Usage: $cpu_usage%" >> "$output_file" echo "CPU usage logged."
System Health Check
#!/bin/bash output_file="system_health_check.txt" # Perform system health check and save results to a file { echo "System Health Check - $(date)" echo "================================" echo "" echo "Uptime:" uptime echo "" echo "Load Average:" cat /proc/loadavg echo "" echo "Memory Usage:" free -h echo "" echo "Disk Usage:" df -h echo "" echo "Top Processes:" ps aux --sort=-%cpu | head -10 } > "$output_file" echo "System health check saved to $output_file"
Phase 3: User Management Scripts
User Account Creation
#!/bin/bash username="newuser" # Check if user exists; if not, create new user if id "$username" &>/dev/null; then echo "User $username already exists." else useradd -m -s /bin/bash "$username" echo "User $username created." # Set password interactively passwd "$username" fi
Password Expiry Checker
#!/bin/bash output_file="password_expiry_report.txt" # Check password expiry for users with bash shell echo "Password Expiry Report - $(date)" > "$output_file" echo "=================================" >> "$output_file" IFS=$'\n' for user in $(grep "/bin/bash" /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f1); do password_expires=$(chage -l "$user" 2>/dev/null | grep "Password expires" | awk -F: '{print $2}') echo "User: $user - Password Expires: $password_expires" >> "$output_file" done unset IFS echo "Password expiry report saved to $output_file"
Phase 4: Security Scripts
Password Generator
#!/bin/bash length=${1:-16} # Generate a random password password=$(openssl rand -base64 48 | tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9!@#$%^&*' | head -c"$length") echo "Generated password: $password"
File Encryption Script
#!/bin/bash file="$1" action="${2:-encrypt}" if [ -z "$file" ]; then echo "Usage: $0 <file> [encrypt|decrypt]" exit 1 fi if [ "$action" == "encrypt" ]; then # Encrypt file using AES-256-CBC openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -salt -pbkdf2 -in "$file" -out "$file.enc" echo "File encrypted: $file.enc" elif [ "$action" == "decrypt" ]; then # Decrypt file output_file="${file%.enc}" openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -pbkdf2 -in "$file" -out "$output_file" echo "File decrypted: $output_file" fi
Phase 5: Log Analysis Scripts
Error Log Extractor
#!/bin/bash logfile="${1:-/var/log/syslog}" output_file="error_log_$(date +%Y%m%d).txt" # Extract lines with "ERROR" from the log file grep -i "error\|fail\|critical" "$logfile" > "$output_file" echo "Error log created: $output_file" echo "Total errors found: $(wc -l < "$output_file")"
Web Server Log Analyzer
#!/bin/bash log_file="${1:-/var/log/apache2/access.log}" echo "Web Server Log Analysis" echo "========================" echo "" echo "Top 10 IP Addresses:" awk '{print $1}' "$log_file" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10 echo "" echo "Top 10 Requested URLs:" awk '{print $7}' "$log_file" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn | head -10 echo "" echo "HTTP Status Code Distribution:" awk '{print $9}' "$log_file" | sort | uniq -c | sort -rn
Phase 6: Network Scripts
Network Connectivity Checker
#!/bin/bash hosts=("8.8.8.8" "1.1.1.1" "google.com") echo "Network Connectivity Check" echo "==========================" for host in "${hosts[@]}"; do if ping -c 1 -W 2 "$host" &>/dev/null; then echo "[UP] $host is reachable" else echo "[DOWN] $host is unreachable" fi done
Website Uptime Checker
#!/bin/bash websites=("https://google.com" "https://github.com") log_file="uptime_log.txt" echo "Website Uptime Check - $(date)" >> "$log_file" for website in "${websites[@]}"; do if curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail --max-time 10 "$website"; then echo "[UP] $website is accessible" | tee -a "$log_file" else echo "[DOWN] $website is inaccessible" | tee -a "$log_file" fi done
Network Interface Info
#!/bin/bash interface="${1:-eth0}" echo "Network Interface Information: $interface" echo "=========================================" ip addr show "$interface" 2>/dev/null || ifconfig "$interface" 2>/dev/null echo "" echo "Routing Table:" ip route | grep "$interface"
Phase 7: Automation Scripts
Automated Package Installation
#!/bin/bash packages=("vim" "htop" "curl" "wget" "git") echo "Installing packages..." for package in "${packages[@]}"; do if dpkg -l | grep -q "^ii $package"; then echo "[SKIP] $package is already installed" else sudo apt-get install -y "$package" echo "[INSTALLED] $package" fi done echo "Package installation completed."
Task Scheduler (Cron Setup)
#!/bin/bash scheduled_task="/path/to/your_script.sh" schedule_time="0 2 * * *" # Run at 2 AM daily # Add task to crontab (crontab -l 2>/dev/null; echo "$schedule_time $scheduled_task") | crontab - echo "Task scheduled: $schedule_time $scheduled_task"
Service Restart Script
#!/bin/bash service_name="${1:-apache2}" # Restart a specified service if systemctl is-active --quiet "$service_name"; then echo "Restarting $service_name..." sudo systemctl restart "$service_name" echo "Service $service_name restarted." else echo "Service $service_name is not running. Starting..." sudo systemctl start "$service_name" echo "Service $service_name started." fi
Phase 8: File Operations
Directory Synchronization
#!/bin/bash source_dir="/path/to/source" destination_dir="/path/to/destination" # Synchronize directories using rsync rsync -avz --delete "$source_dir/" "$destination_dir/" echo "Directories synchronized successfully."
Data Cleanup Script
#!/bin/bash directory="${1:-/tmp}" days="${2:-7}" echo "Cleaning files older than $days days in $directory" # Remove files older than specified days find "$directory" -type f -mtime +"$days" -exec rm -v {} \; echo "Cleanup completed."
Folder Size Checker
#!/bin/bash folder_path="${1:-.}" echo "Folder Size Analysis: $folder_path" echo "====================================" # Display sizes of subdirectories sorted by size du -sh "$folder_path"/* 2>/dev/null | sort -rh | head -20 echo "" echo "Total size:" du -sh "$folder_path"
Phase 9: System Information
System Info Collector
#!/bin/bash output_file="system_info_$(hostname)_$(date +%Y%m%d).txt" { echo "System Information Report" echo "Generated: $(date)" echo "=========================" echo "" echo "Hostname: $(hostname)" echo "OS: $(uname -a)" echo "" echo "CPU Info:" lscpu | grep -E "Model name|CPU\(s\)|Thread" echo "" echo "Memory:" free -h echo "" echo "Disk Space:" df -h echo "" echo "Network Interfaces:" ip -br addr echo "" echo "Logged In Users:" who } > "$output_file" echo "System info saved to $output_file"
Phase 10: Git and Development
Git Repository Updater
#!/bin/bash git_repos=("/path/to/repo1" "/path/to/repo2") for repo in "${git_repos[@]}"; do if [ -d "$repo/.git" ]; then echo "Updating repository: $repo" cd "$repo" git fetch --all git pull origin "$(git branch --show-current)" echo "Updated: $repo" else echo "Not a git repository: $repo" fi done echo "All repositories updated."
Remote Script Execution
#!/bin/bash remote_server="${1:-user@remote-server}" remote_script="${2:-/path/to/remote/script.sh}" # Execute a script on a remote server via SSH ssh "$remote_server" "bash -s" < "$remote_script" echo "Remote script executed on $remote_server"
Imported: Purpose
Provide production-ready shell script templates for common Linux system administration tasks including backups, monitoring, user management, log analysis, and automation. These scripts serve as building blocks for security operations and penetration testing environments.
Examples
Example 1: Ask for the upstream workflow directly
Use @linux-shell-scripting to handle <task>. Start from the copied upstream workflow, load only the files that change the outcome, and keep provenance visible in the answer.
Explanation: This is the safest starting point when the operator needs the imported workflow, but not the entire repository.
Example 2: Ask for a provenance-grounded review
Review @linux-shell-scripting against metadata.json and ORIGIN.md, then explain which copied upstream files you would load first and why.
Explanation: Use this before review or troubleshooting when you need a precise, auditable explanation of origin and file selection.
Example 3: Narrow the copied support files before execution
Use @linux-shell-scripting for <task>. Load only the copied references, examples, or scripts that change the outcome, and name the files explicitly before proceeding.
Explanation: This keeps the skill aligned with progressive disclosure instead of loading the whole copied package by default.
Example 4: Build a reviewer packet
Review @linux-shell-scripting using the copied upstream files plus provenance, then summarize any gaps before merge.
Explanation: This is useful when the PR is waiting for human review and you want a repeatable audit packet.
Best Practices
Treat the generated public skill as a reviewable packaging layer around the upstream repository. The goal is to keep provenance explicit and load only the copied source material that materially improves execution.
- Keep the imported skill grounded in the upstream repository; do not invent steps that the source material cannot support.
- Prefer the smallest useful set of support files so the workflow stays auditable and fast to review.
- Keep provenance, source commit, and imported file paths visible in notes and PR descriptions.
- Point directly at the copied upstream files that justify the workflow instead of relying on generic review boilerplate.
- Treat generated examples as scaffolding; adapt them to the concrete task before execution.
- Route to a stronger native skill when architecture, debugging, design, or security concerns become dominant.
Troubleshooting
Problem: The operator skipped the imported context and answered too generically
Symptoms: The result ignores the upstream workflow in
plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills-claude/skills/linux-shell-scripting, fails to mention provenance, or does not use any copied source files at all.
Solution: Re-open metadata.json, ORIGIN.md, and the most relevant copied upstream files. Load only the files that materially change the answer, then restate the provenance before continuing.
Problem: The imported workflow feels incomplete during review
Symptoms: Reviewers can see the generated
SKILL.md, but they cannot quickly tell which references, examples, or scripts matter for the current task.
Solution: Point at the exact copied references, examples, scripts, or assets that justify the path you took. If the gap is still real, record it in the PR instead of hiding it.
Problem: The task drifted into a different specialization
Symptoms: The imported skill starts in the right place, but the work turns into debugging, architecture, design, security, or release orchestration that a native skill handles better. Solution: Use the related skills section to hand off deliberately. Keep the imported provenance visible so the next skill inherits the right context instead of starting blind.
Related Skills
- Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.@linear-claude-skill
- Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.@linkedin-automation
- Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.@linkedin-cli
- Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.@linkedin-profile-optimizer
Additional Resources
Use this support matrix and the linked files below as the operator packet for this imported skill. They should reflect real copied source material, not generic scaffolding.
| Resource family | What it gives the reviewer | Example path |
|---|---|---|
| copied reference notes, guides, or background material from upstream | |
| worked examples or reusable prompts copied from upstream | |
| upstream helper scripts that change execution or validation | |
| routing or delegation notes that are genuinely part of the imported package | |
| supporting assets or schemas copied from the source package | |
Imported Reference Notes
Imported: Quick Reference
Common Script Patterns
| Pattern | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Shebang for bash |
| Date formatting |
| Arithmetic |
| Default value |
| All arguments |
Useful Commands
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Make executable |
| Run script |
| Run in background |
| Edit cron jobs |
| Run in current shell |
Cron Format
Minute(0-59) Hour(0-23) Day(1-31) Month(1-12) Weekday(0-7, 0/7=Sun)
Imported: Prerequisites
Required Environment
- Linux/Unix system (bash shell)
- Appropriate permissions for tasks
- Required utilities installed (rsync, openssl, etc.)
Required Knowledge
- Basic bash scripting
- Linux file system structure
- System administration concepts
Imported: Outputs and Deliverables
- Backup Solutions - Automated file and database backups
- Monitoring Scripts - Resource usage tracking
- Automation Tools - Scheduled task execution
- Security Scripts - Password management, encryption
Imported: Constraints and Limitations
- Always test scripts in non-production first
- Use absolute paths to avoid errors
- Quote variables to handle spaces properly
- Many scripts require root/sudo privileges
- Use
for debuggingbash -x script.sh