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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Error handling
+set -e
+
+# For styling/colorizing output
+txtbld=$(tput bold)
+txtblue=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 4)
+txtred=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 1)
+txtwhite=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 7)
+
+# Dependency check
+function dependencycheck() {
+    numdependencies="$#"
+    dependencies=("$@")
+    missingdependencies=0
+
+    for ((i = 0; i < numdependencies; i++)) ; do
+        if ! command -v "${dependencies[$i]}" &> /dev/null ; then
+            echo "${txtred}dependency not met: ${dependencies[$i]}${txtwhite}"
+            missingdependencies=$((missingdependencies+1))
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [ $missingdependencies -gt 0 ] ; then
+        echo "${txtred}Please install needed dependencies${txtwhite}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
+# Main Dependency check
+dependencycheck uglifyjs uglifycss
+
+function uglier() {
+    numargs="$#"
+    args=("$@")
+    for ((i = 0; i < numargs; i++)) ; do
+
+        # grabs the extension string
+        extension=$(echo "${args[$i]}" | sed 's/^[^\..:]*[\..]//')
+
+        # minifies js files
+        if [[ $extension == "js" ]] ; then
+            uglifyjs "${args[$i]}" > "${args[$i]}.min.js"
+            echo "${txtblue}uglifyjs minified ${args[$i]} into ${args[$i]}.min.js${txtwhite}"
+
+        # minifies css files
+        elif [[ $extension == "css" ]] ; then
+            uglifycss "${args[$i]}" > "${args[$i]}.min.css"
+            echo "${txtblue}uglifycss minified ${args[$i]} into ${args[$i]}.min.css${txtwhite}"
+
+        else
+            echo "${txtred} file type not recognized: ${args[$i]}${txtwhite}"
+        fi
+
+    done
+}
+
+uglier "$@"