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+#!/bin/bash
+# Inspired by Debian and RedHat run-parts but portable and specific to di-b.
+#
+# Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+set -ue
+
+name=$(basename $0)
+
+usage() {
+    echo "usage: $name scripts_directory" >&2
+    exit 1
+}
+
+output () {
+    echo $name $(date) $* >&2
+}
+
+if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
+    usage
+fi
+
+target_dir=$1
+
+if ! [ -d $target_dir ] ; then
+    output $target_dir must exist and be a directory
+    usage
+fi
+
+# We specifically only want to sort *by the numbers*.
+# Lexical sorting is not guaranteed.
+targets=$(find $target_dir -type f -executable \! -name '.*' -printf '%f\n' | sort -n)
+
+for target in $targets ; do
+    output "Running $target_dir/$target"
+    $target_dir/$target
+    output "$target completed"
+done