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+Note: this document mainly focuses on shell scripts. For other languages, see the appropriate document.
+
+Everest scripts should follow a relatively similar coding style.
+
+1 - Shebangs
+
+Every script MUST start with a shebang pointing to /bin/sh
+
+	#!/bin/sh
+
+This ensures the script is shell-agnostic (unless you're weird and symlinked /bin/fish to /bin/sh)
+
+2 - Functions
+
+Most scripts must be written with functions in mind. This improves code readability and reproducibility.
+
+	myfunction() {
+		printf "hello world\n"
+		exit 0
+	}
+
+3 - Output
+
+Scripts that output color MUST call the variable as follows:
+
+	${color}
+
+This ensures there are no extra spaces.
+
+All print statements MUST end with a newline ("\n") statement.
+
+4 - Arguments
+
+Arguments should be implemented in the following way:
+
+	case $1 in
+		arg1)
+			somefunction "$@"
+		;;
+		arg2)
+			somefunction "$@"
+		;;
+	esac
+
+