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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+
+# Gather sources to check
+# TODO: implement deps, only check modified files
+shell-check-find := find .
+# vendor scripts but they really should be lintable
+shell-check-find += -name 'vendor' -prune
+shell-check-find += -o \( -name '*.sh' \)
+shell-check-find += -type f -print0
+
+# shell-check    := $(env-clean) pylint
+shell-check      := shellcheck
+
+shell-check-args += -a
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+ifndef NO-LINT-SHELL
+  lint : lint-shell
+endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+lint-shell:
+	$(shell-check) -V
+	@echo
+	$(HIDE)$(env-clean) $(shell-check-find) \
+	    | $(xargs-n1) $(shell-check) $(shell-check-args)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo '  lint-shell                    Syntax check shell sources'
+
+# [EOF]