How to show line number when executing bash script

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You mention that you’re already using -x. The variable PS4 denotes the value is the prompt printed before the command line is echoed when the -x option is set and defaults to : followed by space.

You can change PS4 to emit the LINENO (The line number in the script or shell function currently executing).

For example, if your script reads:

$ cat script
foo=10
echo ${foo}
echo $((2 + 2))

Executing it thus would print line numbers:

$ PS4='Line ${LINENO}: ' bash -x script
Line 1: foo=10
Line 2: echo 10
10
Line 3: echo 4
4

http://wiki.bash-hackers.org/scripting/debuggingtips gives the ultimate PS4 that would output everything you will possibly need for tracing:

export PS4='+(${BASH_SOURCE}:${LINENO}): ${FUNCNAME[0]:+${FUNCNAME[0]}(): }'

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