Bashblog
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A single bash script that creates a blog, with no dependencies and a default template people like. Critics say bash is awkward and error prone, and that it is limited.
A single bash script that creates a blog, with no dependencies and a default template people like. Critics say bash is awkward and error prone, and that it is limited.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Clever, interesting approach to blogging
“bash script for blogs is a clever idea but writing in terminal might not be”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “Bashblog – a single bash script to create blogs” “I like it .. its an interesting take”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “Bashblog – a single bash script to create blogs” Lean code with no dependencies
“If all 1200 lines of code are utilised than that's pretty efficient.”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “Bashblog – a single bash script to create blogs” “It also has no other dependency, which is also good.”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “Bashblog – a single bash script to create blogs”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Bash is awkward and error prone
“The problem is 1200 lines of Bash . The difference is that Bash is incredibly awkward and error prone compared to almost every other language out there.”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “Bashblog – a single bash script to create blogs” “I abhor it for things like this.”
Comment from 28 Jun 2026 in “Bashblog – a single bash script to create blogs”
Other blogging platforms people recommend
The four most recommended other blogging platforms, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substack | 87 | 161 | 35% | 12 | 3 yrs5 owners | — |
| Leaflet (leaflet.pub) | 22 | 1 | 96% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Ghost CMS | 21 | 4 | 84% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Bear Blog | 18 | 4 | 82% | 9 | — | Approved |
| BashblogThis page | 7 | 2 | 78% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I still love the aesthetic of both using bash and the default template!”
“I like it .. its an interesting take”
“The problem is 1200 lines of Bash . The difference is that Bash is incredibly awkward and error prone compared to almost every other language out there.”
“If all 1200 lines of code are utilised than that's pretty efficient.”
“It is also limited so you might have to add other things.”
“bash script for blogs is a clever idea but writing in terminal might not be”
“I abhor it for things like this.”
“It also has no other dependency, which is also good.”
“This is a good example of a program I would like to use if it was distributed in the standard repo of my OS”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.