dotfiles/install.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# This script loops through files in this repository, creating symlinks in your
# home directory targeting here. It will prompt you to backup regular files and
# replace broken symlinks but will ignore good symlinks regardless of their
# target.
DOTFILES="$(pwd)/.*[a-z]"
for FILE in $DOTFILES ; do
BASEFILE=$(basename $FILE)
NEWLINK=0
# Exclude the repo's .git folder
if [ "$BASEFILE" != ".git" ] ; then
# If basefile is a link
if [ -L ~/$BASEFILE ] ; then
# If basefile is not a file, and therefore is a broken symlink
if [ ! -f ~/$BASEFILE ] ; then
read -p "Press [ENTER] to replace broken symlink ~/$BASEFILE. CTRL+C aborts"
rm ~/$BASEFILE
NEWLINK=1
else
echo "~/$BASEFILE is already linked."
fi
# If basefile is a regular file
elif [ -f ~/$BASEFILE ] ; then
DATE=$(date '+%Y%m%d%H%M%S')
read -p "Press [ENTER] to move ~/$BASEFILE to ~/$BASEFILE-$DATE. CTRL+C aborts"
mv ~/$BASEFILE ~/$BASEFILE-$DATE
NEWLINK=1
else
echo "Nothing in location ~/$BASEFILE"
NEWLINK=1
fi
# Create a new symlink
if [ $NEWLINK -eq 1 ] ; then
echo "Creating new link to $(pwd)/$BASEFILE from" ~
ln -s $(pwd)/$BASEFILE ~/$BASEFILE
source ~/$BASEFILE
fi
fi
done