dotfile_setup

#!/bin/bash
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# This script creates symlinks from the home directory to any desired dotfiles in ~/dotfiles
# Thanks to michaeljsmalley for the template
# https://github.com/michaeljsmalley/dotfiles/blob/master/makesymlinks.sh
############################

# TODO:
# fill out rest of what to do if file exists
# move other dotfiles over
  # bashrc
  # profile (fix to just use bashrc, probably)
  # look for bashrc and profile, try to find a way to reconcile differences or use both?

dotfiles_dir=~/code/melchrc # dotfiles directory copied from github

# get list of dotfiles
cd $dotfiles_dir
echo "cd $dotfiles_dir"
shopt -s nullglob
# too difficult to blacklist which dot files to ignore, so whitelist instead
dotfiles=(.agignore .vimrc .slate .gitconfig .profile .bashrc .bash_profile)

echo "----------"
for filename in "${dotfiles[@]}"; do :
  if [ -f ~/$filename ]
  then
    if [ -h ~/$filename ]; then
      echo "~/$filename is already a symlink"
    else
      echo "~/$filename exists, will not create symlink"
    fi
  else
    echo "~/$filename does not exist, creating symlink to $dotfiles_dir/$filename"
    echo "ln -s $dotfiles_dir/$filename ~/$filename"
    ln -s $dotfiles_dir/$filename ~/$filename
  fi
done

echo "----------"
# uncomment below to view symlinks in home directory
# ls -l `find ~/ -maxdepth 1 -type l -print`

echo "...done"