setup.sh

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------setup folder pointers and target files-------------------------------------------------------------
 
-dir=~/dot_config
+dir=~/linux_user_setup
-backup=~/dot_config_backup
+backup=~/linux_user_setup_restore
 files=".bashrc .vimrc .tmux.conf .psqlrc"
 
 #------------------------------------------------ create the resore directory if it doesn't already exist--------------------------------------------------
@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ do
     #if the file is not a symlink the just _move_ it, otherwise _copy_ the linked file
     if [ ! -L $file ];
     then
+        echo "moving $file to $backup"
         mv ~/$file $backup
+        echo "snapping $file to be a new symlink to version controlled file in $dir"
+        ln -s $dir/$file ~/$file
     else
         # if the target file is a symlink, copy the linked file
         cp $(readlink -f $file) $backup
-        rm $file
     fi
-    ln -s $dir/$file ~/$file
 done
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------see if Vundle has been cloned yet and do so-----------------------------------------------------