Add create-package tool for scaffolding bash packages

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Adds a root-level create-package script to quickly scaffold new package directories with bash script templates.

Changes

• New executable: create-package

  • Accepts package names from CLI args or stdin
  • Sanitizes names: lowercase, [a-z0-9-] only, collapses multiple dashes
  • Creates <package>/<package> directory structure with executable script
  • Generated scripts include #!/usr/bin/env bash, set -euo pipefail, and basic template
  • Colored output (red/green) for errors/success
  • Validates against empty names and existing directories

• Documentation: README.md

  • Usage examples for CLI and piped input
  • Sanitization rules and error handling behavior

Usage

# CLI argument
./create-package "My Tool"
# Creates: my-tool/my-tool

# Stdin
echo "My Tool" | ./create-package

Generated script template:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

echo "Hello from my-tool!"

Original prompt

Add a root-level create-package bash tool to the punppis/linux-utils repository and document it in the root README.md.

Requirements:

• Add a new executable bash script at repository root named create-package.
• Script behavior:
  • Accept a package name from either stdin (when piped) or from CLI args ($1/$@).
  • Sanitize the name to lowercase and ensure only [a-z0-9-]* characters remain (letters, numbers, dashes). Convert spaces/underscores to dashes and collapse multiple dashes.
  • If the sanitized name is empty, exit non-zero with a helpful error.
  • If a directory with that name already exists, exit non-zero and print a clear message.
  • Otherwise create a folder named after the package and inside it create a bash script file with the same name and no extension (<package>/<package>), mark it executable.
  • The generated package script should include:
    • shebang #!/bin/bash
    • set -euo pipefail
    • a simple hello message including the package name
• Add red and green helper functions to create-package for colored output.
• Update root README.md to include usage instructions and an example for create-package.
• Ensure compatibility with Debian/Ubuntu/Raspberry Pi environments.

Acceptance criteria:

• Running ./create-package "My Tool" creates my-tool/my-tool (executable) with the template content.
• Running echo "My Tool" | ./create-package works.
• Running with an existing directory fails.
• README documents usage and describes sanitization rules.

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