Not quite what you are looking for but is you make the top line
#!/bin/bash -x
It will but the script into debugging mode
I use that during debugging, but that's not what I'm after.
I'm looking for a utility to read my BASH script and look for unbalanced (), {}, [], '', '', ``, strip out comments, and in general point at possible flaws that are usually typos.
I had a case recently where a missing } at line 50 caused it to display an error around line 300. That took a while to find.
Use emacs' indenting features. when you miss a special character, indents get real funny.
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