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scripts/makesymlinks.bash

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# config directory
+config_dir="$HOME/config/"
+
+# backup directory, files that would otherwise be overwritten go there
+backup_dir="$HOME/oldconfig/"
+
+# the following folders inside $config_dir will be inspected and symlinked:
+symlink_folders="bash git i3 vim zsh"
+
+# backup the old config files
+backup_dir="$backup_dir/$(date +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S)"
+echo "Backing up old configuration files into \"$backup_dir\"."
+mkdir -p "$backup_dir"
+for folder in $symlink_folders ; do
+    for file in "$config_dir/$folder"/* ; do
+        oldfile="$HOME/.$(basename "$file")"
+        if [[ -e "$oldfile" ]] ; then
+            destination="$backup_dir/$(basename "$oldfile")"
+            echo "mv: \"$oldfile\" -> \"$destination\""
+            mv "$oldfile" "$destination"
+        else
+            echo "\"$oldfile\" not found, skipped."
+        fi
+    done
+done
+
+# now symlink the files in $config_dir into the home directory
+echo "Creating symlinks for configuration files in \"$config_dir\"."
+for folder in $symlink_folders ; do
+    for file in "$config_dir/$folder"/* ; do
+        destination="$HOME/.$(basename "$file")"
+        echo "ln -s \"$file\" -> \"$destination\""
+        ln -s "$file" "$destination"
+    done
+done
+