Use shebang + exec emacs --script to run emacs code as a shell script but also as emacs code, for example load-file #! /bin/sh “:“; exec emacs --no-site-file --script “$0“ -- “$@“ # -*-emacs-lisp-*- (print (+ 2 2))

Run elisp code as script - summary

Using Bash as libraries for writing tests

Good guide and doc for Bash arrays. Also clearly states difference between array (indexed array=list) and associative array (keyd array=map)

Shows how to build super complex useful command pipes easily with xargs

Convert string or command output into bash array

Convert a string or command output into bash array variable

This answers newlines in Strings.

Short answer is to always use “$@“ (quoted)