debug_me=true
if [[ debug_me == true ]]; then
# Close STDOUT
exec 1<&-
# Close STDERR
exec 2<&-
LOG_FILE=/home/myhome/scriptname.log
# Open STDOUT as $LOG_FILE file for read and write.
exec 1<>$LOG_FILE
# Redirect STDERR to STDOUT
exec 2>&1
# Display shell commands with expanded args
set -x
fi