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Copilot AI commented Jan 31, 2026

Comprehensive security and quality improvements across all shell scripts in the dotfiles repository, plus major CLI experience enhancements.

Security Fixes

Command Injection - Unquoted variables in git config allowed arbitrary command execution:

# Before: vulnerable to injection if username contains semicolons
git config --global user.name $USERNAME

# After: properly quoted
git config --global user.name "$USERNAME"

Word Splitting - Unquoted variable expansions throughout ($HOME, $PWD, $ZSH_CUSTOM, etc.) could cause failures with paths containing spaces or special characters. All variable expansions now quoted.

Format String Vulnerabilities - Printf calls in prompt_for_multiselect.sh used variables directly in format strings. Now use proper format specifiers.

Reliability Improvements

Directory Traversal - Font installation cd commands left script in wrong directory on failure. Now isolated in subshells:

(cd "${HOME}/Library/Fonts" && curl -fLo "..." https://...)

Git Clone Idempotency - ZSH plugin installations failed on re-runs. Added existence checks before cloning.

ASDF Plugin Installation - Added || true to plugin-add commands for idempotent execution.

Error Handling - Added error checking for Oh My Zsh installation, Nerd Font downloads, and other critical operations with proper status reporting.

Code Quality

  • Replaced deprecated expr substr $(uname) with [[ "$(uname)" == Linux* ]]
  • Replaced backticks with $() notation
  • Added -r flag to read commands to prevent backslash interpretation
  • Changed let to (( )) arithmetic syntax
  • Added shebangs to sourced scripts
  • Fixed git-prune-branches to handle branch names with spaces using while read instead of for loop with command substitution

CLI Experience Enhancements

Visual Improvements:

  • Added color support with automatic TTY detection (colors disabled in non-TTY environments)
  • Unicode symbols for visual feedback: ✓ (success), ✗ (error), ⚠ (warning), ℹ (info), ► (steps), ▸ (sections)
  • Styled headers with box drawing characters
  • Welcome banner with ASCII art
  • Progress indicators showing step counts (e.g., "Step 2/5")

New Features:

  • --help / -h flag: Display comprehensive usage information
  • --yes / -y flag: Non-interactive mode with default selections
  • Helper functions for consistent messaging: print_header(), print_step(), print_success(), print_error(), print_warning(), print_info(), print_section()

Installation Summary:

  • Categorized status report at completion showing:
    • Successfully installed components (green checkmarks)
    • Skipped components already present (yellow indicators)
    • Failed installations (red X marks)
  • "Next steps" guidance after successful installation

Stats: 6 files modified, +390/-160 lines

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- Add proper quoting for all variables to prevent word splitting
- Fix command injection vulnerability in git config
- Add error handling for git clone operations
- Fix directory changes with subshells
- Add -r flag to read commands to prevent backslash interpretation
- Replace deprecated expr substr with bash parameter expansion
- Fix ASDF plugin installation with || true for idempotency
- Add shebangs to all shell scripts
- Fix PATH concatenation in zlogin
- Improve git-prune-branches function with proper quoting
- Replace backticks with $() notation
- Fix printf format string security issues

Co-authored-by: noofreuuuh <1218742+noofreuuuh@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Review code and implement improvements Fix shell script security vulnerabilities and reliability issues Jan 31, 2026
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@copilot Improve the cli experience

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- Add color support with automatic TTY detection
- Create helper functions for consistent messaging (success, error, warning, info)
- Add welcome banner with ASCII art
- Implement command-line argument parsing (--help, --yes)
- Add comprehensive help/usage information
- Improve visual hierarchy with styled headers and sections
- Add progress tracking with step indicators
- Implement installation summary at the end showing:
  * Successfully installed components
  * Skipped components (already installed)
  * Failed components (with error status)
- Add "Next steps" guidance after installation
- Use Unicode symbols (✓, ✗, ⚠, ℹ, ►) for better visual feedback
- Track installation status for all components
- Add non-interactive mode support with -y flag

Co-authored-by: noofreuuuh <1218742+noofreuuuh@users.noreply.github.com>
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Copilot AI commented Jan 31, 2026

@copilot Improve the cli experience

Enhanced the CLI experience with the following improvements (commit ca8a406):

Visual Enhancements:

  • Added color support (green for success, red for errors, yellow for warnings, blue for info)
  • Created styled headers with box drawing characters and Unicode symbols (✓ ✗ ⚠ ℹ ►)
  • Added welcome banner with ASCII art

Functionality:

  • Implemented --help flag to display usage information
  • Added --yes flag for non-interactive installation with defaults
  • Created helper functions for consistent messaging across all installation steps

Progress Tracking:

  • Step indicators showing current progress (e.g., "Step 2/5")
  • Installation summary at the end categorizing components as:
    • Successfully installed (green checkmarks)
    • Skipped/already installed (yellow indicators)
    • Failed (red X marks with exit code)

User Guidance:

  • "Next steps" section after successful installation
  • Clear instructions for post-installation configuration

The script now provides a much more professional and user-friendly installation experience.

- Use printf instead of echo -e in read prompts for reliable color codes
- Add error checking for Oh My Zsh installation
- Add error checking for Nerd Font downloads
- Report warnings when installations encounter issues

Co-authored-by: noofreuuuh <1218742+noofreuuuh@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title Fix shell script security vulnerabilities and reliability issues Fix shell script security vulnerabilities, reliability issues, and enhance CLI experience Jan 31, 2026
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