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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Template to start a simple bash program.  This is designed only for the
+# simplest of programs where all program paramters are positional, there is no
+# help text, etc.
+
+# Description of argument(s):
+# parm1            Bla, bla, bla (e.g. "example data").
+
+
+###############################################################################
+function get_parms {
+
+  # Get program parms.
+
+  parm1="${1}" ; shift
+
+  return 0
+
+}
+###############################################################################
+
+
+###############################################################################
+function validate_parms {
+
+  # Validate program parameters.
+
+  # Your validation code here.
+
+  if [ -z "${parm1}" ] ; then
+    echo "**ERROR** You must provide..." >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  return 0
+
+}
+###############################################################################
+
+
+###############################################################################
+function mainf {
+
+  # We create a mainf for a couple of reasons:
+  # The coding rules in a template are slightly different than for the true
+  # mainline.  We wish to eliminate those inconsistencies.  Examples:
+  # - The "local" builtin is allowed in functions but not in the mainline.
+  # - It is good practice to have functions return 1 rather than exit 1.
+  #   return is not valid in the mainline.  Again, we don't want to have to
+  #   care when we code things about whether we are in the mainline or a
+  #   function.
+
+  get_parms "$@" || return 1
+
+  validate_parms || return 1
+
+  # Your code here...
+
+  return 0
+
+}
+###############################################################################
+
+
+###############################################################################
+# Main
+
+  mainf "${@}"
+  rc="${?}"
+  exit "${rc}"
+
+###############################################################################