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diff --git a/scripts/utils/gh-ready-check b/scripts/utils/gh-ready-check
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This script controls that the gh (GitHub CLI) command is installed and authenticated. This can be
+# called in the beginning of all scripts depending on gh.
+
+set -eu
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+# shellcheck source=scripts/utils/log
+source ./log
+
+if ! command -v gh > /dev/null; then
+    log_error "gh (GitHub CLI) is required to run this script"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! gh auth status > /dev/null; then
+    log_error "Authentication through gh (GitHub CLI) is required to run this script"
+    exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/scripts/utils/print-and-run b/scripts/utils/print-and-run
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# This is a small utility script that can be sourced to provide a function that prints its arguments
+# and then calls them as a command, e.g. `print_and_run sleep 5`.
+
+function print_and_run {
+    echo "+ $*"
+    "$@"
+}