33 lines
888 B
Bash
Executable File
33 lines
888 B
Bash
Executable File
#!/bin/bash
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# outcome: replace existing dot files with symlinks pointing to new version controlled files
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# setup folder pointers and target files
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dir=~/linux_user_setup
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backup=~/linux_user_setup_restore
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files=".bashrc .vimrc .tmux.conf .psqlrc"
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# create the resore directory if it doesn't already exist
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if [ ! -d $backup ]
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then
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mkdir $backup
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fi
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# loop through each target file, move it and create a symlink to the replacements
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for file in $files
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do
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#if the file is not a symlink the just _move_ it, otherwise _copy_ the linked file
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if [ ! -L $file ];
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then
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echo "moving $file to $backup"
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mv ~/$file $backup
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echo "snapping $file to be a new symlink to version controlled file in $dir"
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ln -s $dir/$file ~/$file
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else
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# if the target file is a symlink, copy the linked file
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cp $(readlink -f $file) $backup
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fi
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done
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