Genuinely curious, what advantage does Clojure provide in this context that other tools don't handle as well or at all? I agree with the GP post, none of the examples listed show that this tool is superior to what bash and other GNU tools already provide.
In other words, if I don't speak Clojure, why should I learn? This project hasn't convinced me it's worth it yet, but maybe it is?
Author of babashka here. This tool is intended for people who find Clojure easier to work with than Bash because of familiarity or whatever other reason. If you're not one of them, that's fine, just use Bash.
I haven't used this tool, but I imagine using the "-f" option to run a script could be much nicer than writing a bash script. Bash (or any Unix shells) aren't really known as great environments for tasks that don't fit comfortably on a single line.
In other words, if I don't speak Clojure, why should I learn? This project hasn't convinced me it's worth it yet, but maybe it is?