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 # idempotent-bash
+_Idempotent [Bash] setup scripts made easy._
+
+## Quick Start
+Create a file called `setup.sh`:
+
+```bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -uo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+source "idempotent-bash.sh"
+
+# Set the log file path so you can follow along.
+IB_LOG="/tmp/${BASH_SOURCE[0]}.log"
+
+# Most setup scripts require root.
+if [[ $EUID != 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Re-run this script with root privileges."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+setup_pip() {
+  printf "\n=== Pip ===\n"
+  local label="[python] install pip"
+  local skip=$(command -v pip)
+  local url="https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py"
+  ib-action -l "$label" -s "$skip" -- wget --quiet -O - $url \| sudo python
+
+  ib pip-install pyyaml jinja2-cli
+}
+
+setup_pip
+```
+
+If you run `./setup.sh` it will ensure that `pip`, `pyyaml`, and `jinja2-cli` are installed.
+
+## What does idempotent mean?
+It means that applying the same function multiple times is the same as applying it once. In other words, don't run code if the effect of the code is already present.
+
+For setup scripts, this means that when you re-run your setup script, it only runs the commands that whose conditions are not yet satisfied thereby saving time on potentially long-running actions.
+
+## What about other projects?
+This project was inspired by [Ansible] and [Bash Booster]. I liked the idea of idempotent setup scripts, but I needed more reporting of status to log files so I can debug particularly tricky environments.
+
+I haven't used [Puppet] or [Chef], but those seem popular right now.
+
+[Ansible]: https://www.ansible.com/
+[Bash Booster]: http://www.bashbooster.net/
+[Bash]: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
+[Chef]: https://www.chef.io/chef/
+[Puppet]: https://puppetlabs.com/